‘Shark calling’: locals claim ancient custom threatened by seabed mining

Shark calling’, a Papua New Guinea tradition of singing to sharks then catching them by hand, could vanish – and locals blame deep-sea disturbances

Thu 30 Sep 2021 06.30 BST

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SOURCE: https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/30/sharks-hiding-locals-claim-deep-sea-mining-off-papua-new-guinea-has-stirred-up-trouble