Less than a month after it was legalised, a second person has been killed while diving for Beche-de-Mer in the Solomon Islands.
Both deaths came from separate crocodile attacks while the men were diving for sea cucumbers, a culinary delicacy in high demand in China and South-East Asian nations.
The Solomon Islands temporarily lifted the ban on beche-de-mer diving in efforts to kickstart its economy following setbacks during covid.
The sea cucumbers are an endangered species essential to the smooth functioning of the marine ecosystem.