Randall Aruaz has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for his work in drawing international attention to the inhumane and environmentally catastrophic shark finning industry and his leadership of the campaign to halt the practice in Costa Rica, making his country the new international model for shark protection. The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world’s largest award for grassroots environmentalists. Randall is quoted as saying:

“”Shark finning is not only cruel, it is irresponsible and unsustainable fishing at its highest degree. In spite of this, it has been close to impossible to attain any international binding management and conservation measures to curtail this practice.”