Staff and agencies
20 July, 2007
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador‘s president overturned a ban on the sale of shark fins, which are popular in Asia, but stipulated they can only be sold if the sharks are caught by fishermen accidentally.
However, he did not say how authorities would determine if the shark had been caught accidentally or on purpose.
During the ban, the sale of shark fins was punishable by up to two years in prison.
Former Environment Minister Edgar Isch called it "a way to more easily evade any type of control" aimed at preserving species.
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So...while Galapagos National Park is banning dive boats, the President is lifting the ban on shark fin sales. If I were more cynical, I would say someone wants less dive boats observe finning boats in action
