Collecting reef fish through the use of homemade explosives and cyanide was once a quick and easy means for making a living in the shallow waters of North Sulawesi's Bunaken National Park. That job has been made tougher these days, however, thanks to stepped up patrolling and a greater willingness by local marine police to arrest and imprison illegal fishermen operating within park boundaries.

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