Chinese freediving instructor arrested in Indonesia for hunting and eating protected sea turtle

Asia-Pacific Science Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:35:06 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

A Chinese freediving instructor has been arrested in Indonesia over allegations that he used a speargun to kill a protected sea turtle in the waters of Raja Ampat before the animal was butchered and cooked.
The Chinese national, identified in local reports as Wei Shang, was intercepted by immigration officers at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar on Monday as he was preparing to leave Indonesia.
Authorities acted after the Raja Ampat regency government made an urgent request for immigration officials to prevent him from leaving the country while allegations surrounding the incid

A Chinese freediving instructor has been arrested in Indonesia over allegations that he used a speargun to kill a protected sea turtle in the waters of Raja Ampat before the animal was butchered and cooked.
The Chinese national, identified in local reports as Wei Shang, was intercepted by immigration officers at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar on Monday as he was preparing to leave Indonesia.
Authorities acted after the Raja Ampat regency government made an urgent request for immigration officials to prevent him from leaving the country while allegations surrounding the incid

Sources: Thestandard