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"Shark Massacre Reported in Colombian Waters" [1]

"Colombian environmental authorities have reported a huge shark massacre in the Malpelo wildlife sanctuary in Colombia's Pacific waters, where as many as 2,000 hammerhead, Galápagos and silky sharks may have been slaughtered for their fins."

Sibylla Brodzinsky reports for the Guardian October 19, 2011. [2]

Fish & Fisheries [3]
South America [4]
Public [5]
Source: Guardian [2], 10/20/2011
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/shark-massacre-reported-colombian-waters [2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/19/shark-massacre-colombia [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81