When world-renowned ecologist and coral reef researcher Mark Erdmann first arrived in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, in the early 2000s, both dynamite and shark fin fishing were still going on. He describes it as if all the major valuable fish species had been fished out. But today, when we meet him in Raja Ampat, we find a completely different reef, full of sharks and small fish.
Reportage: Helena Fredriksson
Photo: Simon Stanford, Göran Ehlmé, Johan Candert och Tobias Dahlin
Voice: Simon Stanford
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