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Various species of sharks, some of which are endangered while others are listed as vulnerable, are pulled ashore at dawn by commercial fishermen at Tanjung Luar port in East Lombok, Indonesia, on Monday, June 9, 2025. Tanjung Luar is one of the largest shark markets in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, from where shark fins are exported to other Asian markets, mainly Hong Kong and China, the bones are also used in cosmetic products which are also sold to China. Shark meat and skins are consumed locally as an important source of protein. In recent years, facing heavy criticism due to the unregulated shark fishing industry, the Indonesian government has sought to bring in tighter controls on commercial shark hunting in an effort to balance the needs of fishermen as well as the need to protect declining shark populations.<\/p>\n
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Southeast Asia is facing a serious environmental crisis due to overfishing. This region produces more than half of the world’s fish. Since the 1950s, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that 70\u201395% of fish stocks in the region have been depleted and are at risk of extinction. This trend has been exacerbated by the rise of industrial-scale fishing, much of it illegal. But overfishing is also a cause of crisis. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US imports about 50% of its seafood from Asia, with China, Vietnam, Indonesia and India accounting for about $6.3 billion in trade. This activity damages the unique ecosystem and has a significant impact on artisans and small-scale fishermen in the area. Check out these photos from three countries that illustrate the complex issues surrounding overfishing.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Philadelphia Museum of Art is displaying the iconic bronze statue of fictional heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa inside the museum for the first time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original film.<\/li>\n The Smithsonian Institution has reopened its carousel. It remained closed for about three years for restoration and renovation.<\/li>\n Researchers have discovered evidence of a 60-foot-long giant octopus that hunted in the ocean about 100 million years ago.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nWho edited this newspaper? <\/em>Suzanne Nuyen<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. subscribe Here to get it delivered to your inbox, and Hear Visit the Up First Podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Alleged gunman at White House correspondents dinner His first court appearance is scheduled for today. However, police have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[8187,874,9919,25953,873,2613,9194],"class_list":{"0":"post-101220","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bible-news","8":"tag-allen","9":"tag-charles","10":"tag-cole","11":"tag-geofencing","12":"tag-king","13":"tag-npr","14":"tag-testing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101222,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101220\/revisions\/101222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}