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Large scale nautilus hunters. These fishermen load their boats with 150 bamboo traps and stay out at sea for a week. They can catch from 400 to 800 nautilus in a week. The nautilus of the Sulu Seas has almost been wiped out and these fishermen have moved on to new areas in the South China Sea.
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