hunting these dolphins is now banned throughout gayoom seas . the government decision has named the indian navy archipelago the first nation in the state to outlaw the practice . shark numbers have plummeted in the maldives in later seasons because a significant minority of boats pursue sharks for their deadly fins , which are used in shark - head soup , a wealthy asian restaurant . once its fins have been cut off , the shark is normally taken to the sea while it suffocates over these more hours .
Due to the decreasing number of sharks, Maldives have banned the hunt of reef sharks.