Galapagos is an archipelago located within Ecuador, situated at the confluence of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It boasts abundant marine resources and stringent environmental protection measures. Every year, it attracts a large number of domestic and international tourists who come to dive and sightsee. Here is a breakdown of the diving prices in Galapagos.
Galapagos, this place, divers are incredibly familiar with it!
It is a national park designated by the Ecuadorian government, spanning 1,714,000 acres. This area is renowned for the Galapagos Islands, considered one of the most magical places on Earth. Animals here live in a natural state without fear, and by diving into the “diving paradise” of Galapagos, you can dance with sharks, seals, whales, and other marine life.
It was once the most challenging archipelago to reach on Earth, as the Galapagos National Park always prioritized the protection of its natural resources.
Until last year, this most difficult yet most alluring place for divers became visa-free starting March 1st, 2016.
Despite this, a Chinese fishing vessel cast a long shadow over Chinese people, leaving them with an indelible mark of shame, being ostracized and condemned.
On August 13th, 2017, not long ago, a Chinese deep-sea freezer trawler was apprehended by the Ecuadorian Navy.
This fishing vessel had transported 300 tons of shark from Galapagos! Among them were endangered species like hammerhead sharks!
The interior of the vessel was a horrifying sight, filled with the carcasses of slaughtered sharks.
Due to the shark massacre, Ecuadorian citizens held protests, demanding that Chinese people “leave our ocean” and some even shouted “Chinese people get out.”
What can we say about this?
China is currently the world’s largest consumer of shark fin. 95% of the world’s shark fins are consumed by Chinese people.
In 2013, CCTV’s “News 1+1” program, titled “Shark Fin: Chaotic Market! Distorted Consumption!” reported: Beijing’s daily shark fin consumption reaches 100 million yuan, and annual sales reach 36.5 billion yuan.
Many of the most ferocious animals in the ocean, sharks, are unfortunately subjected to having their fins brutally removed while they are still alive. They then struggle in the ocean for tens of hours or even three to five days before dying in agony.
And their fins are ultimately stripped, processed, and become a delicacy on Chinese tables.
However, many people don’t know that this so-called rare delicacy is actually just like vermicelli, with no significant nutritional value. It is also high in the heavy metal mercury.
This world’s “diving paradise” is also the marine paradise of sharks. Let’s hope your dining table is free of shark fin, and let’s hope the Galapagos marine paradise remains free of bloodshed!
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