https://www.scmp.com/rss/514386/feed Anthony is a lecturer at James Cook University's College of Business, Law and Governance. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Last week, four Indonesian fishermen were convicted for taking shark fins and poaching fish in Australian waters. They were spotted off the remote Niiwalarra Island, formerly known as Sir Graham Moore Island, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, more than 150 nautical miles inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone. But is fining them up to A$6,000 (US$4,015) – a significant sum for these men – likely to stop sharks being killed? Hardly. The reality is, they have no capacity to pay the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3202413/jailing-indonesians-shark-finning-australia-doesnt-solve-real-driver-poverty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3202413/jailing-indonesians-shark-finning-australia-doesnt-solve-real-driver-poverty?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:00:13 +0000