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Stop the Killing of Endangered Sharks in Costa Rica

124,588 signatures. Let’s get to 150K
Costa Rica’s government is authorizing the overexploitation of sharks as commercial species · Shawn Heinrichs
Dozens of longline fishing vessels primarily target sharks in Costa Rica · Shawn Heinrichs
The Costa Rican government has essentially legalized the overfishing of sharks—even those species officially protected by international agreements.
As top predators, sharks provide stability to marine ecosystems · Andy Mann
Nearly half of the 40+ shark species in Costa Rica are in serious danger of extinction · Andy Mann
Despite its image as a leader in ocean conservation, Costa Rica is failing to protect endangered sharks · Andy Mann
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Renee H

this isnt right needs to stop

9 months ago
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Joan C B

Save the sharks. If they die , we die

9 months ago
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Suzanne F

i care

9 months ago
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Kevin I

we need to protect those that can’t protect themselves.

1 year ago
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Marion V

without sharks the balance in our ocean will be disturbed. without healthy marine life our ocean will be threatened and so will our resources!

1 year ago
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Werner K

Und mit was treibt ihr Handel wenn der Hai ausstirbt ? Dann verkauft ihr eure Kinder.

1 year ago
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Catalina B

I care

1 year ago
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James P

i want to protect the endangered speci

1 year ago
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Joy S

sharks are good. baby shark do do do do do do no kill baby shark pls stop pls stop pls stop.

1 year ago
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charlie p

i want go have grandchildren in this world know that the world isnt evil

1 year ago
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Susan W

sharks are very important in the seas and oceans!

1 year ago
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Sheila R

without the sharks we all die

1 year ago
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Julie K

we as a people of this planet have to stop eliminating species now. They are not ours to do with as we please. These sharks are in danger of becoming…

1 year ago
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Andrea T

sharks are a vital part of marine life ,being a top predator. They are endangered world wide due to over fishing, by catch and net entanglement aswel…

1 year ago
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Lori R

they have as much right to live as anyone. They are important to a balanced ecosystem.

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Jean-François B

Sharks my brothers

1 year ago
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Alison V

we must!!

1 year ago
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April A

I care about Earth living a longer, and its Earthlings. Marine life is vital to keeping our ecosystems balanced and healthy.

1 year ago
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Juliet W

sharks are needed for humans to live, if there are no sharks there is no ocean snd if there is no ocean there is no world to live on

1 year ago
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Will h

The Hammerhead is an awesome creature.

1 year ago
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PhaatLadyStephens S

killing without ness3sity goes against the Laws of nature. us humans need to get that.

1 year ago
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abigail m

ecosystem reservation and population

1 year ago
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Jorge B

I'm from latin america and i know that there lies a lot of wildlife species and vegetation and i think sharks should be protected, not hunted

1 year ago
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Pitia F

Costa Rica has such an amazing ecosystem and every organism is an important part.

1 year ago
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Nina P

we dont NEED to kill the sharks

1 year ago
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