In what was known as the octopus center in Mentawai, the waters off Sinakak have much less to offer today as fishers struggle to find the eight-limbed mollusc.
Category: Ocean and maritime
Duano fishers struggle with climate and mangrove woes
Already resource-stricken, Duano fishers bear the brunt of climate crisis and environmental degradation impacts.
Tackling marine waste requires collaboration
Environmental journalists society believes multi-stakeholder collaboration can break the chain of marine plastic waste in Indonesia.
Coastal communities want the Sea Sedimentation Law dropped
Indonesia ends a 20-year ban on sea sand export. Despite arguments, communities say the new law will only hurt their livelihood and further destroy the environment.
Shark trade: Tighter, better coordination of fishing traffic needed in Sangihe
The coordination of institutions overseeing fishing and product distribution in Sangihe could use some harmony to improve monitoring and data collection.
Shark trade: From resource-stricken fishers to the absence of fisheries data
With no access to capital and the absence of government assistance to fish in the open sea, fishers in Sangihe resort to loans to make ends meet.
Shark trade: Hunted at sea, collected in Sangihe, shipped to Manado
Amid government monitoring and permit requirements, shark fishing and trade remain scarce, fishing boats unregistered in Sangihe Islands.
Shark trade: Unsupervised shark fishing and trade continue in Sangihe
Amid their protected status and absence of government supervision, sharks in the waters of North Sulawesi are at the mercy of fishers.
Wakatobi tackles plastic waste through early education
An environmental group engages students through participatory learning to raise awareness about marine and plastic waste.
Savu cetaceans stranding: The jury is still out
Expert say underwater human activities interfere with navigation of marine mammals but more research and data needed to point cause of cetaceans stranding.