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Shark Fin Soup, Hecho en Ecuador

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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.)

Written by Newley

January 6th, 2006 at 6:29 am

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  1. 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.

    Michael

    9 Jan 06 at 8:06 am

  2. Katie and Matt are hacks. Hacks, I tell you!

    Newley

    14 Jan 06 at 12:03 pm

  3. 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.

    Martijn

    25 Jan 06 at 8:31 am

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