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The slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis) is a mola of the family Molidae, the only extant member of the genus Ranzania, [2] found globally in tropical and temperate seas. Its length is up to 1 m (3.3 ft). Several stranding and mass stranding events have occurred on beaches near Albany, Western Australia. [3] [4]
"Whereas prostitution and the accompanying evil of the traffic in persons for the purpose of prostitution are incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person and endanger the welfare of the individual, the family, and the community" As of December 2013, 82 states were party to the convention (see map).
The Investigation and Analysis Unit, operating under the Special Investigation and Prosecution Division, combats human trafficking, corruption, fraud and economic crimes in Hawaii. [2] The unit is headed by a Lead Forensic Analyst and it is staffed by two (2) Forensic Analysts and seven (7) Investigator V's. [2]
Hawaii is a source, destination and transit location for sex trafficking. Women from China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Russia and parts of Eastern Europe are trafficked to the island and forced into prostitution. Many are moved on to cities on the American mainland after a few months. [2] Hawaiian women and girls are vulnerable to sex trafficking. [2]
Ocean sunfish, or mola, are the heaviest of all the bony fish, weighing up to 5,000 pounds and growing to be 10 feet long, according to National Geographic. The silvery-gray fish is huge and flat ...
Scuba divers encounter a giant sunfish. The world record of the biggest ocean sunfish is one that weighs more than 4000 pounds. Divers bump into a creature so big it could inhale a human being
The prolific growth of wildlife smuggling makes it the fourth-largest criminal enterprise globally after drug, firearm, and human trafficking. Products demanded by the trade include but are not limited to ivory, bushmeat, traditional medicine, and exotic pets. China and the United States are the largest buyers in the illegal wildlife trade. [3]
The Coast Guard has called off its search for a missing teenage couple believed to have gone swimming one night last week off of Oahu's North Shore in Hawaii. Human remains have since been located ...