An international coalition of 18 Marine Conservation Organizations (MCOs) has presented evidence to the Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce (IATC) of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that Costa Rica is in violation of at least two fisheries conventions as well as U.S. Public Law, and its actions threaten populations of endangered sharks and commercial billfish.
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50,000
Sea turtles saved annually after shutting down a slaughterhouse and ending all legal slaughter of turtles in Mexico.
250,000
Square miles of the Pacific Ocean closed to longline and driftnet fisheries to protect marine animals.
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Sharks tagged with acoustic telemetry to collect data to create an international migratory swimway in the Pacific.