Protecting Colombia’s shark paradise: Q&A with Sandra Bessudo - Marine Conservation News

"500 kilometers (310 miles) off the Pacific coast of Colombia lies Malpelo Island, a barren rock that marks the center of the Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary World Heritage Site and is renown for its biodiversity, especially its shark population."

Sandra Bessudo speaks with founder of Mongabay, Rhett A. Butler about some of the history of Malpelo Island becoming officially protected, her work against overfishing, unethical tourism practices, and her other marine conservation work, and the sharks that swim the around the island and the megafauna that make it their home.

Bessudo founded the Malpelo Foundation and is responsible for Malpelo Island becoming a World Heritage Site in 2006.

Read the article from Mongabay : https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/protecting-colombias-shark-paradise-qa-with-sandra-bessudo/

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