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Added on the 24/01/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Aerial images of Puerto Ayora in Galapagos Islands, after Ecuador converted $1.6 billion of commercial debt into a loan that will direct vast resources to conservation of the archipelago in the largest-ever transaction of its kind. IMAGES
In the port of Calais, French fishermen block the ferry traffic heading to England, while demanding a settlement in their post-Brexit fishing dispute with the UK. IMAGES
Galapagos (Ecuador), Mar 10 (EFE), (Camera: Juan Francisco Chàvez).- During millions of years, different types of tortoises adapted to live on isolated volcanic islands of the American continent.Today, it is the human being who tries to prevent their extinction in the famous archipelago to which they give their name: Galapagos. With thirteen large islands, six small ones, and 42 islets, the archipelago is home to more than 7,000 species, among which land tortoises have a prominent role.FOOTAGE OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND TORTOISES
Quito, Aug 14 (EFE).- Ecuadorian authorities asked the international community Friday to double the control and surveillance of fishing near the Galapagos archipelago, while a group of activists protested the presence of an Asian fleet near the so-called Enchanted Islands.(Camera: JOSE JACOME)FOOTAGE SHOWS A PROTEST TO DEMAND MORE FISHING CONTROLS AROUND THE ENCHANTED ISLANDS IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
Quito, Aug 7 (EFE).- The Ecuadorian navy said on Friday that it was monitoring a large Chinese fishing fleet just outside the exclusive economic zone of the Galapagos Islands.The ship's captain, Dean Almeida, said during a flight over the area where the foreign fleet is located that naval and air units were constantly monitoring the situation to prevent foreign vessels from entering the Ecuadorian jurisdiction.According to Almeida, the Chinese fishing fleet is about 223 nautical miles (about 413 km) away from the Galapagos Islands, which means it is outside the 200 miles that correspond to the exclusive economic zone. (Camera: MARCOS PIN).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE ECUADORIAN NAVY SMONITORS A LARGE CHINESE FISHING FLEET JUST OUTSIDE THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.