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Tourists drawn to Indonesia's whale sharks boost villagers' earnings
A Kyodo News report highlights how whale shark tourism off an Indonesian beach is drawing visitors and boosting income for local villagers, with boat operators like 47-year-old Ansar Lasimpala guiding glass-hulled vessels to view the animals. The source material provided contains only the headline and a brief scene-setting description, plus an unrelated news headline, so details on the tourism economics remain limited.