Shark finning is now popular in Indonesia because it is so profitable. Photo: Biosphoto/Nicolas Cégalerba
Shark finning is now popular in Indonesia because it is so profitable. Photo: Biosphoto/Nicolas Cégalerba
Indonesia

Indonesia’s fishermen turn to shark finning to satisfy demand for shark’s fin soup and earn some extra money

Shark finning – slicing the fins off live sharks, then dropping them back into the ocean to die – earns fishing crews millions of rupiah, with most fins exported to markets including Hong Kong and Singapore for use in shark’s fin soup

Shark finning is now popular in Indonesia because it is so profitable. Photo: Biosphoto/Nicolas Cégalerba
Shark finning is now popular in Indonesia because it is so profitable. Photo: Biosphoto/Nicolas Cégalerba
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