Malpelo Island is a protected marine sanctuary off the coast of Colombia. It is well known for its multitude of sharks, it has appeared to become a prime destination for shark week episodes.

Located some 506 km off the coast of Colombia, the site includes Malpelo island (350 ha) and the surrounding marine environment (857,150 ha). This vast marine park, the largest no-fishing zone in the ...

MALPELO ISLAND, Colombia — With lethargic grace, the hammerhead shark slices through the blue gloom. It flicks its T-shaped head this way and that, surveying its underwater domain with the surety of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. 500 kilometers off the Pacific coast of Colombia lies Malpelo Island, a barren rock that marks the center of the Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary ...

Since 2000, the Malpelo and Other Marine Ecosystems Foundation has conducted 40 expeditions on and around Malpelo Island, a rocky outpost about 500 kilometers (310 miles) off Colombia’s Pacific coast.

Colombia’s island of Malpelo, home to a vast marine reserve, is suffering the consequences of increasing levels of illegal fishing by domestic and foreign crews, with responses from authorities ...

Ever heard of this remote Caribbean island? Question: I have some clients who wish to visit an island off the coast of Colombia. They do not know the name, but know that it is unknown to gringos. But ...

ISLA DE MALPELO, Colombia — A lone catamaran named “Silky” patrols waters around the remote island of Malpelo, a refuge that is protected yet full of peril for endangered marine species in the ...

One of the most comprehensive surveys to date of shark and other large predator fish in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) ocean finds that remote marine protected areas (MPAs)—including the Galapagos ...

Ballast water management, air pollution and recycling of ships are amongst the major issues to be addressed by the 47th session of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment ...

Its crew of environmentalists is the terror of boats illegally fishing for sharks inside the reserve some 500 kilometers (310 miles) off mainland Colombia -- one of ...