Passengers gasp in delight as Ansar Lasimpala, 47, manoeuvres his glass-hulled boat towards the large, dark shadow of a whale shark gliding under the waters off an Indonesian beach.Once a backwater where fishing was the only source of income, Ansar's village of Botubarani has turned into a tourism destination for those keen to interact with the whale sharks, which are the world's largest fish species."I have a more relaxed job now and the income is fairly good," said Ansar, after feeding the whale sharks with shrimp on the beach.Ansar, who earns up to 3 million rupiah ($167) a month, far mo…READ FULL ARTICLE
