Interesting little piece in the New York Times yesterday from Juan Forero. Seems that Ecuadorians on the coast are harvesting shark fins and selling them to Asia for big bucks — but that shark numbers might soon be thinning. (At $100 for a dorsal and pectoral set, I might’ve been right there with these guys when I was living in Cuenca and making 250 smackers a month.)
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This story (and this exact image) just appeared on the Today show this morning — a full THREE days after I read about it on newley.com. Take that, Katie & Matt.
Katie and Matt are hacks. Hacks, I tell you!
Not a happy story at all… LIving in Ecuador right now, working for an organisation that preserves the nature in Ecuador. I would love to see different resources coming to Ecuadoreans which will allow the country to preserve its natural beauty.
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