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These Maldives islanders once saw sharks as the threat. Now they fear the plastic
Graeme Green, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution Tourism
Ahmed lives on the island of Fuvahmulah in the Maldives, an island surrounded by tiger sharks. The islanders have traditionally been terrified of the creatures: fishermen would regularly kill them. Ten years ago, however, believing the sharks were misunderstood, Ahmed jumped into the water, to the horror of onlookers. He says he saw something they didn’t.
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