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The Diver Gets Paid Per Kilo. The Reef and His Lungs Are Not on the Ledger.

Sea cucumber stocks off Balabac and Tawi-Tawi are being fished to collapse for a China-bound luxury market, and the divers carry the debt and the injuries.

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by Maria Garcia
Updated
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by Maria Garcia
Updated

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