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		<title>Shark finning every day in Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miguel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to freed slaves from a Taiwanese Shark finning Vessel
Pretoma invites you to read the press article published in this week edition of The Tico Times, Freed Asian Sailors Talk

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		<title>Randall Arauz of Pretoma Wins 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.pretoma.org/randall-arauz-of-pretoma-wins-2010-goldman-environmental-prize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randall Arauz, President and founder of Pretoma (Programa Restauracion de Tortugas Marinas) was announced as a 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize winner today in San Francisco, California.  The award recognizes his tireless work to draw international attention to the inhumane and environmentally catastrophic shark finning industry, and his unrelenting campaign to halt the practice in Costa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hammerhead sharks still have hope for international protection at CITES</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miguel</dc:creator>
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Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) are very close to being listed under Appendix II of CITES during the Conference of the Parties (CoP 15), held in Doha, Qatar.  Even though the proposal submitted by the United States and Palau Islands to regulate the international commerce of hammerhead shark products enjoyed the support of the majority of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rican Court critizes poor performance of Ministry of Environment regarding Las Baulas National Park.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miguel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(March 8, 2010 – San José, Costa Rica).
The Comptrollership Court of Costa Rica criticized the poor performance of the Ministry of Environment (MINAET), regarding the process to consolidate Las Baulas National Park, through a report issue last February 26 (DFOE-PGAA-IF-3-2010).  For the Comptrollership, this matter is of great importance, due to the importance of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica will support international protection for hammerhead sharks at CITES</title>
		<link>http://www.pretoma.org/costa-rica-will-support-international-protection-for-hammerhead-sharks-at-cites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miguel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(March 18, 2010 – San José, Costa Rica)
Las March 4, the Ministry of Environment of Costa Rica announced during a press conference that the country would support a proposal to list hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).  The proposal, which would allow for controls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activists celebrate Shark Finning Birthday in front of the Costa Rican Supreme Court of Justice.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miguel</dc:creator>
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Last Wednesday February 17, over 100 activists sang “Happy Birthday” to the Judges of Costa Rica’s Supreme Court of Justice, to celebrate the 3rd year of waiting for a resolution that could finally put an end to shark finning in Costa Rica.
Since January of 2006, the Constitutional Court of the Supreme Court of Justice, ruled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golfo Dulce Artisanal Fishermen Demand Incopesca Uphold Their Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Current policies designed to cater to foreign sport fishing interests, say artisanal fishermen
After being stood-up for the second time by officials of the Costa Rican Fisheries and Aquaculture Institute, 125 artisanal fishermen of the Golfo Dulce decided to take matters into their own hands yesterday and held a peaceful protest at Incopesca&#8217;s office in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veronica Dabul Wins Shark Conservation Poker Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(November 24, 2009 &#8211; San José, Costa Rica)
Veronica Dabul of Argentina has won the innagural &#8220;Shark Hunt&#8221; charity poker tournament held at the Paradisus Resort in Playa Conchal Costa Rica.  The tournament raised over $38,000 towards shark conservation efforts in Costa Rica, as well as opened the eyes of its 161 registered players to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of Children Save Sea Turtles</title>
		<link>http://www.pretoma.org/hundreds-of-children-save-sea-turtles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of children from several schools around San José are educating their families and community members about sea turtles, and at the same time raising money through the sale of turtle stickers to support projects that protect these animals.  The children are part of the &#8220;Save the Marine Turtles&#8221; campaign sponsored by Mamá Activa &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Turtle Wildlife Refuge Bulldozed by Farming Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agropecuaria Caletas S.A. disregards precautionary measures dictated by Environmental Tribune to protect Wetlands of the Caletas Ario National Wildlife Refuge
(September 8, 2009 – San José, Costa Rica)
Agropecuaria Caletas S.A., has continued the destruction of wetlands within the Caletas Ario National Wildlife Refuge, created in 2006 to protect the olive ridley and leatherback sea turtles that [...]]]></description>
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