Winners Gallery

"A large pile of spadenose sharks is butterflied and salted for preservation at a shark factory to be later sold as salted fish," says Arunrugstichai. "Although targeted shark fisheries have been legally banned in Myanmar since 2009, there are still active markets for shark products both for local consumption and for export overseas through neighbouring countries via land borders. The sharks are supplied from both targeted fisheries and from bycatch by non-selective fishing gear, while enforcement and monitoring efforts are lacking."