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The majority of people who see poaching in marine parks say nothing

  • Written by Brock Bergseth, Postdoctoral research fellow, James Cook University
Marine parks protect fragile ecosystems, like coral reefs.Justin Rizzari

What would you do if you saw someone breaking the law? Would you report the offender to the police? Confront them? Or would you do nothing?

We recently asked more than 2,000 fishers in seven countries what they would do if they saw a poacher in a protected marine area.

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