Lamakera, Indonesia

Lamakera is a village in Indonesia. It was known for being the place where the most manta rays are killed.[1] It was featured in the 2015 documentary film, Racing Extinction.[2]

Location

Lamakera is located on the east tip of Solor Island, an island in the Pacific Ocean. The village used to rely on the manta ray industry to thrive because there is no farm. Solor Island happens to be where a huge amount of manta rays live. The village is responsible for killing one third of the number of manta rays killed in the world.[3]

Tourism

As part of the documentary film Racing Extinction, the cast members convinced the village to start the tourism industry. Despite the film's release in 2015, CITES has listed all manta ray species in 2013.[4]

Indonesia has made it illegal to harm a manta ray. The village has turned all of its fishing boats into whale watching boats.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Save Animals". Racing Extinction. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. ↑ "A Manta Fishing Village's Transformation in 'Racing Extinction'". WildAid. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Seacology | Lamakera". www.seacology.org. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  4. ↑ "Sharks and manta rays | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  5. ↑ "Whale tales, tourism and Lamakera - Wicked Diving". Wicked Diving. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2017-03-03.

Coordinates: 8°26′S 123°10′E / 8.433°S 123.167°E / -8.433; 123.167

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