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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. From August 1, 2024 the government of Ecuador will double the entry ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Government: Off Ecuador's Galapagos, a former shark-poaching ship's new mission
When Ecuador's navy seized a Chinese-flagged ship off the Galapagos Islands in 2017, its hold brimmed with tons and tons of poached fish, many of them threatened species like hammerhead and thresher ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Government: Ecuador's navy ready to combat illegal fishing around the Galapagos Islands
Ecuador’s navy is ready to protect the seas around the Galapagos Islands from illegal fishing by foreign ships whose annual visits threaten marine wildlife in the archipelago’s waters, following ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Government: Ecuador Officials Order 'Preventive Evacuations' From Galapagos Beaches
Ecuador ordered preventive evacuations of beaches, docks and low-lying areas in the Galapagos Islands off its coast late Tuesday, after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Government: Countries overwhelmingly support bid to bar Galápagos iguanas from international trade
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Ecuador, which governs the Galápagos Islands, submitted two separate proposals to list the land iguana species and the marine iguana on CITES ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Government: Abandoned tuna-fishing devices pollute the Galápagos Marine Reserve
If you liked this story, share it with other people. The tuna industry commonly uses fish aggregating devices (FADs) to efficiently collect large volumes of fish; when these devices are lost or ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Government: Close-up and personal with nature: What to expect from visiting the Galapagos
The Galápagos Islands, often referred to as a living museum, are a fascinating archipelago where wildlife seems to reign supreme.