How families risk their lives harvesting toxic green mussels in Indonesia
Families in Jakarta Bay are trapped in a cycle of debt while harvesting toxic green mussels from polluted waters. The environmental degradation of the bay has decimated local shellfish populations, forcing harvesters into increasingly dangerous conditions to survive.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of extreme poverty, environmental pollution, and the lack of economic alternatives in developing urban coastal areas.
In Indonesia's Jakarta Bay, thousands of families are trapped in debt as they harvest green mussels, one of the last surviving life-forms in the increasingly polluted waters.
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