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...
It is estimated that more than 53% of Indonesias coral reefs have been threatened by destructive fishing such as blast fishing. Blast ...