Shark trade: From resource-stricken fishers to the absence of fisheries data
With no access to capital and the absence of government assistance to fish in the open sea, fishers in Sangihe resort to loans to make ends meet.
Author: Ronny Buol
Ronny Adolof Buol is currently managing local media Zonautara.com and establishing Zonautara Networking, which is a syndicate of several local media in North Sulawesi. Previously, he spent 6 years working for Kompas.com. Ronny now is a freelancer, especially as a photo journalist for several news agencies.
He puts special attention to environmental and conservation issues. An avid traveler, Ronny have been visiting many places in Indonesia.
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