It is estimated
that more than 53% of Indonesias
coral reefs have been threatened by
destructive fishing such as blast fishing. Blast
fishing (dynamite fishing) is the practice of
using explosives to catch the fish. This illegal practice
is extremely destructive to the surrounding
ecosystem, especially to coral reefs. This book
is an anthropological research on blast
fishermen society in a small island within the
Spermonde archipelago, Indonesia. It discovers the
daily life of fishermen who deal with illegal and
destructive fishing. The desire to achieve
economic gain and...