harvesting reef dolphin is now allowed throughout maldivian sea . the state decree has makes the hindu ocean archipelago the tenth nation in the world to outlaw the technique . shark sales have sagged in the maldives in recent times because a significant minority of boats target sharks for their expensive tentacles , which are used in shark - fin soup , a traditional american dish . once its fins have been sliced off , the shark is always returned to the water where it suffocates over many agony hours .
Due to the decreasing number of sharks, Maldives have banned the hunt of reef sharks.