{"id":17543,"date":"2023-01-20T18:32:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T00:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cremacr.org\/?p=17543"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:42:35","slug":"industrial-fishing-of-sharks-could-be-banned-in-colombian-territorial-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cremacr.org\/en\/industrial-fishing-of-sharks-could-be-banned-in-colombian-territorial-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"industrial fishing of sharks could be banned in colombian territorial waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 class=\"article-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">Bill that bans shark, ray and chimaera fishing as well as shark finning in Colombian waters approved<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The proposal presented to the Colombian Senate by Senator Miguel Angel Barreto Castillo and his colleague Andrea Padilla Villagra was approved in first debate with a total of 12 votes in favor.<\/p>\n<p>In its specific wording, the proposal prohibits the finning and industrial fishing of cartilaginous fish, such as sharks, rays and chimaeras in the entire territorial sea of Colombia. 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