When: Wednesday February 17th, 11:00 am
Where: In front of the Supreme Court, San José, Costa Rica
Pretoma filed suit against Incopesca, Mopt, Minaet, and Customs, citing the agencies were in contempt of the Supreme Court’s ruling (Voto 1109-2006) mandating that foreign boats use public installations in Puntarenas to offload their cargo. By not upholding the court’s order, the aforementioned agencies are allowing hundreds of tons of unregulated shark fins to pour into the country via private docks whose owners have turned a blind eye to the court order and the interests of the Costa Rican public.
Through this peaceful “birthday party” we want to remind the Supreme Court that Costa Ricans are still waiting for the court’s final decision–one that will hopefully uphold the responsible management of sharks.
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PRETOMA
info@pretoma.org
(506) 22415227
www.pretoma.org