Two hundred kilogrammes of shark fin were seized at Maputo International Airport two weeks ago, but the case is still under investigation and the Director general of Mozambique’s National Administration for Conservation Areas (ANAC), Celmira da Silva said he could not provide further details on the subject. Integrity Magazine tried to question who owned the cargo as well as its origin and final destination, but without success. As part of reinforcing the inspection of environmental crimes, da Silva said that more than 1,700 forest guards, assigned to different conservation areas spread across the country, will be integrated into the State Apparatus, starting next year, with a view to reinforcing the ability to monitor biodiversity. The measure aims to respond efficiently to the new challenge of poaching, by training the supervisory body of agents linked to the conservation and protection of natural resources, mainly for species protected by law, such as the dugong and sea turtles that are on the verge of extinction.