Summary
‘Arif’, an environmental journalist, is investigating the shark fishing trade in Surabaya, Indonesia. He speaks to industry insiders to understand the business - from the port where fishermen sell many varieties of sharks, to a drying facility where sharks are processed before exporters pick them up.
Shark fishing is legal in Indonesia, and sharks bring in good money. Some species are highly sought after. For example, leopard sharks are prized for their special skin. A fisherman revealed that he gets requests for up to 600kg of leopard shark in a month, worth about IDR282 million (US$18,000).
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