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A lemon shark, up close
Venezuela has cast out shark finning in its H2O this week , induce it the last nation in the Americas to criminalize the pattern , which involves cutting the fins off of a lively creature and tossing its carcase back into the ocean to tardily pass away .
On The Move
gamboge sharks are now protect by the shark sportfishing banning implemented in the Los Roques Archipelago off of Venezuela .
Los Roques, human (and shark) paradise
A marine Eden in the Caribbean Sea , Los Roques offers a wealth of instinctive resources .
Shark view
The sanctuary lie in of 854 satisfying miles ( 2,211 square kilometers ) of the Caribbean Sea surround the Los Roques Archipelago .
The lemon shark stare-down
shark are extremely susceptible to overfishing because they are long - live , reproduce infrequently and have few offspring when they do . Scientists count on that up to 73 million are killed annually for their fins , principally due to increased demand for shark fin soup , particular inChinaand southeastern Asia .
Tagging a young shark
Researcher Rafael Tavares on a enquiry misstep , preparing to mark a juvenile lemon shark in the lagoons of Los Roques .
