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Subject: NEWS - Cyanide and blast fishing meet population explosion

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Cyanide and blast fishing meet population explosion

                     The best Burmese reefs occur near the Thai
                       border and offshore islands, but they suffer
                       from overfishing, overcollecting, tourism,
                       mining, and industrial growth. Corals in the
                       Mergui Archipelago are in good shape, but
                       sea turtles and other reef animals are being
                       exploited there. In Burma as well as
                       Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia,
                       boys work for up to 12 hours diving onto
                       coral reefs and scaring reef fish into nets by
                       banging on the corals. The London
                       Independent reports that dozens die each
                       year from decompression illness (the bends)
                       or drowning.