Shark finning alert

Costa Rica requested the INTERPOL Purple Notice to warn other member countries after identifying a new method of illegal shark finning. Credit: INTERPOL

An INTERPOL alert has been circulated to all 190 member countries, after a method of shark finning aimed at avoiding detection of illegal practices was identified by Coast Rican authorities.

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