Panama looks to science, fishers, and the law to protect its sharks and rays

Mongabay
Sep 14, 2026, 7:47 am92 ptsTrending
PUERTO CAIMITO, Panama — It’s a late April morning and the Tabor, an industrial fishing boat, is sailing around Chepillo Island in Panama Bay. Under the eyes of the crew, Yehudi Rodríguez, a marine biologist specializing in sharks, and sailor Joel Cordoba free a large black devil ray from a purse seine net…

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