Importance of the navy in the illegal trafficking of marine species

The illegal traffic of marine species is an environmental, social, cultural and economic problem that affects the Colombian society, it is an attack against the country’s biodiversity that threatens multiple marine ecosystems, generating an environmental imbalance that brings serious repercussions f...

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Autores principales: Correa-Segura, Mario Alberto, Vela-Ordoñez, David Alberto
Formato: Revistas
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: EFIM Ediciones 2018
Acceso en línea:http://www.revistaanfibios.org/ojs/index.php/afb/article/view/10
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Sumario:The illegal traffic of marine species is an environmental, social, cultural and economic problem that affects the Colombian society, it is an attack against the country’s biodiversity that threatens multiple marine ecosystems, generating an environmental imbalance that brings serious repercussions for the flora, fauna and the human species in general. This is why the Navy is a valuable institution that appropriates the protection of renewable and non-renewable marine resources, therefore its exercise in the intervention and detention of illegal trade in marine species is essential, as is the support of other environmental institutions, governmental and welfare makers and social or-der such as the police and the judicial branch for the protection of ecosystems of maritime zones in the Pacific and the Caribbean, fluvial and some terrestrial areas that are connected in the area of special protection in seas and ports of agreement to what is established by the Coastal Marine Ordinance. This said, the objective of this study is to analyze the roll of the Colombian Navy as an empowered institution for the protection of renewable and nonrenewable marine resources.