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  • These reef fish were killed by blast fishing, but are not commercially valuable, so they're left to rot. While illegal in most countries, this unsustainable fishing method is widespread and difficult to control. Blast fishing destroys delicate habitats and kills huge quantities of fish. Only the most valuable species are collected for market; the vast majority are wasted. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • An unexploded bomb, used for blast fishing, lies near a fan coral. While illegal in most countries, this unsustainable fishing method is widespread and difficult to control. Blast fishing destroys delicate habitats and kills huge quantities of fish. Only the most valuable species are collected for market; the vast majority are wasted, left to rot on the bottom. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • These fishermen are drying their catch of shark fins, destined to be sold for the lucrative shark-fin soup market.  High prices in recent years have encouraged finfishing, an extremely wasteful practice that involves discarding sharks' bodies once fins have been removed, often while the animals are still alive, resulting in a slow, miserable death by starvation.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • An unexploded bomb, used for blast fishing, complete with fuse. While illegal in most countries, this unsustainable fishing method is widespread and difficult to control. Blast fishing destroys delicate habitats and kills huge quantities of fish. Only the most valuable species are collected for market; the vast majority go to waste. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • A Lionfish cruises over decomposing bodies of fish that were killed by blast fishing. While illegal in most countries, this unsustainable fishing method is widespread and difficult to control. Blast fishing destroys delicate habitats and kills vast quantities of fish. Only the most valuable species are collected for market; the majority are left behind to rot. Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A street vendor shows off his stock of sea turtle eggs.  Sea turtles are endangered worldwide, are officially protected in many countries.  In spite of this, their eggs are still collected and eaten in many parts of the world, putting further stress on dwindling populations. Sumatra, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
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  • These trevally are victims of blast fishing, and are destined to lay rotting on the bottom.  While illegal in most countries, this unsustainable fishing method is widespread and difficult to control. Blast fishing destroys delicate habitats and kills vast quantities of fish. Only the most valuable species are collected for market; the majority are wasted. Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • This Whitetip Reef Shark, Triaenodon obesus, has been caught for its valuable fins. Once they are removed, the disfigured animal, often still alive, is discarded, dooming it to a slow, miserable death. This extremely wasteful practice has decimated shark populations in many parts of the world.  Andaman Sea, Thailand.
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  • This young Gray Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchchos, is a victim of ghostfishing, having become tangled in a scrap of abandoned fishing net, causing it to suffocate.  Burma Banks, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • This Zebra Shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, is hopelessly tangled in an abandoned fishing net, presumably doomed. Luckily this story has a happy ending, as the photographer managed to free the shark while it was still in good condition.  Hin Muang, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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