Shark Finning On The Frontier
March 30, 2007 @ 08:10 AM (EST)
Source: Scubadiving.com
The following piece was written by Shawn Heinrichs, who won first place in the 2nd Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo & Video Competition at Our World Underwater... In late 2006, I was invited with photographer Justin Ebert to what may one of the last truly wild places on the planet: Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Located off off the western tip of Papua New Guinea, Raja Ampat covers an area of roughly 7,000 square kilometers and is loaded with forested limestone islands, mangrove ringed lagoons, bays and reefs. It is the reefs in particular that make this place so special. Raja Ampat is believed to have the richest marine biodiversity of any place on the planet...
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