As many as 2,000 hammerhead, Galápagos and silky sharks were slaughtered for their fins at Malpelo Island, one of the jewels of the Eastern Pacific.

A new collaboration between world expert Dr. Tierney Thys (www.oceansunfish.org) and Migramar researchers based in Galapagos highlights the importance of key sites for the ocean sunfish Mola mola.

Under the leadership and supervision of the Galapagos National Park Service, in July, the Galapagos Migramar groups teamed up with Jonathan Green, naturalist, guide and photographer, and long term collaborator with Migramar, to begin an exciting new project focused on the world’s largest fish and its migratory patterns in the Eastern Tropical Pacific