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<\/a><\/p>\nThe following articles were included as a reference or a guide towards finding out the truth to what folks are saying in and around Costa Rica. The links were chosen randomly.<\/p>\n
August, 2006<\/p>\n
New Shark Finning Law in Costa Rica Not So Noble After All<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/a> <\/small><\/p>\nAugust, 2008<\/p>\n
Costa Rica Proposes New Shark Finning Law<\/a><\/h2>\nFebruary, 2010<\/p>\n
Costa Rica Shark Finning \u2013 Is It Being Monitored?<\/a><\/h2>\nLet us stop using\u00a0 the unseen as an excuse for ignorance.<\/p>\n
One way or another, it boils down to the money. Pinch off an economy at one end and the other end will bulge. It’s a matter of knowing which end to pinch. With enough pressure, the alternatives which have been placed aside will begin to look possible. Please help stop this irresponsibility by supporting a cause of your choice. Become involved with the future of this planet and take the responsibility to learn at least one thing about this planet we should conserve and support that ideas survival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Costa Rica, you’ve heard of the country. Lush forests, zip lines which they attach you to a long line and you sail through the trees while attached to a long wire cable spanning a forest tree to a forest tree. You’ve seen the beautiful waters off their shores, the culture and the history. I lot of US dive shops put together trips to Costa Rica for the adventure and the diving. I have banned Costa Rica as a place for leisure travel and I do not recommend Costa Rica to anyone.
\nHumans kill over 100 million sharks a year, and this is what they do it for\u00a0 fins for soup, bone for jewelry, souvenirs, belts and wallets, cartilage for cures, liver oil for cosmetics and much more.
\nCosta Rica is well known for its shark fining practices and many of the locals know it. Movement to stop the fining is in motion …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,45,11,32,31,41,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-fish","category-reefs","category-reference","category-report","category-stories","category-training"],"yoast_head":"\n
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August, 2008<\/p>\n
Costa Rica Proposes New Shark Finning Law<\/a><\/h2>\nFebruary, 2010<\/p>\n
Costa Rica Shark Finning \u2013 Is It Being Monitored?<\/a><\/h2>\nLet us stop using\u00a0 the unseen as an excuse for ignorance.<\/p>\n
One way or another, it boils down to the money. Pinch off an economy at one end and the other end will bulge. It’s a matter of knowing which end to pinch. With enough pressure, the alternatives which have been placed aside will begin to look possible. Please help stop this irresponsibility by supporting a cause of your choice. Become involved with the future of this planet and take the responsibility to learn at least one thing about this planet we should conserve and support that ideas survival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Costa Rica, you’ve heard of the country. Lush forests, zip lines which they attach you to a long line and you sail through the trees while attached to a long wire cable spanning a forest tree to a forest tree. You’ve seen the beautiful waters off their shores, the culture and the history. I lot of US dive shops put together trips to Costa Rica for the adventure and the diving. I have banned Costa Rica as a place for leisure travel and I do not recommend Costa Rica to anyone.
\nHumans kill over 100 million sharks a year, and this is what they do it for\u00a0 fins for soup, bone for jewelry, souvenirs, belts and wallets, cartilage for cures, liver oil for cosmetics and much more.
\nCosta Rica is well known for its shark fining practices and many of the locals know it. Movement to stop the fining is in motion …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,45,11,32,31,41,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-fish","category-reefs","category-reference","category-report","category-stories","category-training"],"yoast_head":"\n
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Let us stop using\u00a0 the unseen as an excuse for ignorance.<\/p>\n
One way or another, it boils down to the money. Pinch off an economy at one end and the other end will bulge. It’s a matter of knowing which end to pinch. With enough pressure, the alternatives which have been placed aside will begin to look possible. Please help stop this irresponsibility by supporting a cause of your choice. Become involved with the future of this planet and take the responsibility to learn at least one thing about this planet we should conserve and support that ideas survival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Costa Rica, you’ve heard of the country. Lush forests, zip lines which they attach you to a long line and you sail through the trees while attached to a long wire cable spanning a forest tree to a forest tree. You’ve seen the beautiful waters off their shores, the culture and the history. I lot of US dive shops put together trips to Costa Rica for the adventure and the diving. I have banned Costa Rica as a place for leisure travel and I do not recommend Costa Rica to anyone.
\nHumans kill over 100 million sharks a year, and this is what they do it for\u00a0 fins for soup, bone for jewelry, souvenirs, belts and wallets, cartilage for cures, liver oil for cosmetics and much more.
\nCosta Rica is well known for its shark fining practices and many of the locals know it. Movement to stop the fining is in motion …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,45,11,32,31,41,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-fish","category-reefs","category-reference","category-report","category-stories","category-training"],"yoast_head":"\n