Costa Rica announces ban on fishing of hammerhead sharks

Mongabay
Feb 10, 2023, 8:43 pm203 pts
MEXICO CITY — Fishing for hammerhead sharks is now illegal in Costa Rica, thanks to the signing of a new executive decree this month by President Rodrigo Chaves Robles. The decree prohibits the capture, transportation, storage or sale of hammerhead sharks or their byproducts, such as fins and teeth. Banned…

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