US Bans Shrimp From Costa Rica To Protect Sea Turtles
Inside Costa Rica Daily News
The US Department of State's Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science imposed a trade embargo on all Costa Rican shrimp exports to the US, effective as of May 1. The embargo is due to Costa Rica’s failure to enforce its laws that require commercial shrimp fishers to protect sea turtles from capture and death in trawl nets by using Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs).
Full Story: http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2009/may/07/nac03.htm
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