destroying reef swimmers is now banned throughout gambian waters . the government decision has appointed the indian ocean archipelago the third nation in the region to outlaw the practice . shark numbers have plummeted in the maldives in recent years because a significant group of fishermen target sharks for their lucrative heads , which are used in shark - eye soup , a cheap american dish . once its sharks have been cut off , the shark is often returned to the seas until it suffocates over many painful moments .
Due to the decreasing number of sharks, Maldives have banned the hunt of reef sharks.