Jailing Indonesians for shark finning in Australian waters doesn’t solve the real driver – poverty

Marinac, Anthony (2022) Jailing Indonesians for shark finning in Australian waters doesn’t solve the real driver – poverty. The Conversation, 7 December 2022.

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[Extract] Last week, four Indonesian fishermen were convicted for taking shark fins and poaching fish in Australian waters. The four men were spotted off remote Niiwalarra/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 – a huge sum for these men – likely to stop sharks being killed? Hardly. The reality is, they have no capacity to pay the sum. Instead, they’ll likely serve a month or so in jail and return to Indonesia. There, they’ll face the same problem driving them into Australian waters – poverty.

Item ID: 78214
Item Type: Article (Commentary)
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Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2023 04:11
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