A Solomon Islands environmentalist says controlled harvesting and selling of crocodile products may help control the country's problem with the reptiles.
The suggestion comes after last week's fatal crocodile attack on a seven-year-old boy who was swimming in a lagoon on Vonavona Island in Western Province.
An environmentalist from the Environmental Concerns Action Network, Dr Morgan Wairiu, says people have been unable to defend themselves against the reptiles because of the disarmament seven years ago to curb lawlessness.
He says the crocodile population has been growing and the government must initiate a plan to control the numbers.
"Maybe lifting the ban on the export of crocodiles again so that some can be harvested and be put into the crocodile export trade again so that they can control the increasing population of the crocodiles in the country."
Dr Morgan Wairiu believes the system could work if it's managed properly or there's a quota for the number of crocodiles killed for trade purposes.
