A photojournalism series documenting the environmental and human impacts of overfishing in Southeast Asia has won the 15th Carmignac Photojournalism Award. Nicole Tung, a photographer based in Istanbul, Türkiye, spent nine months in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines documenting the fishing industry and the toll it’s taking on marine life, fishers and coastal communities.
Fishing labor concerns
In Thailand, Tung “examines how reforms introduced after reports in 2015 on sea slavery led to improved labor conditions—but are now at risk of being rolled back as government ties to the fishing industry grow stronger,” the press release notes.
In Samut Sakhon, Thailand, Burmese migrant workers unload hundreds of stingrays for cold storage. A lot of Thailand’s fish and sting rays come from Indonesia since many of Thailand’s own fishing grounds have been overfished. Image © Nicole Tung for Fondation Carmignac.
Overfishing
Pollution
Banner image: of a shark brought ashore in Indonesia. Image © Nicole Tung for Fondation Carmignac.
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