{"id":13235,"date":"2021-05-28T08:19:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T12:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=13235"},"modified":"2021-05-28T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T12:19:07","slug":"are-sharks-truly-protected-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=13235","title":{"rendered":"Are Sharks Truly Protected in Costa Rica?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sharks-250x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13236\" width=\"552\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sharks-250x163.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sharks-200x130.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sharks-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sharks-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sharks.jpg 1000w\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecostaricanews.com\/sharks-were-officially-decreed-as-protected-wildlife-in-costa-rica\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=dae7f21d-431a-467c-9105-7e19d3ea293a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Costa Rica recently announced the <strong><em>Hammerhead, Silky and Fox Shark were officially included as protected species by the Costa Rican Wildlife Conservation Law<\/em><\/strong>. The environment ministry has sanctioned this decree. Previously they were fished like any commercial species, with practically no restrictions.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costa Rica recently announced the Hammerhead, Silky and Fox Shark were officially included as protected species by the Costa Rican Wildlife Conservation Law. The environment ministry has sanctioned this decree. 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