How social media and parrotfish poop are protecting the Maldives

Mongabay
Aug 6, 2026, 7:17 pm80 ptsTrending
It started six years ago when Shaha Hashim began seeing posts across social media: Vulnerable and protected species were being fished throughout the atoll islands of the Maldives, and some were even turning up in fish markets. This included animals like the giant clam (genus Tridacna), Napoleon wrasse…

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