The film uncovers a rapidly expandingillegal trade in sea cucumbers across the Indian Ocean, where the creatures have become the most traffickedmarine species in India. Demand is driven largely by markets in East and Southeast Asia, where sea cucumbers are prized as a delicacy and for traditional medicine. Because many species are now protected, poachers, middlemen, and organized smuggling networks have stepped in to meet demand, moving the animals across borders—often at night and through remote coastal routes—to evade authorities. The video follows Indian wildlife officers and coastal police as they attempt to intercept shipments, revealing how understaffed enforcement teams struggle against a lucrative, well‑organized black market.
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
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