“Duk duk duk duk duk duk...,” the sound of the traditional fishing boat in Cilincing North Jakarta which sounds when the adzan Subuh climbs. Every day, hundreds of fishermen in the area undergoes its routine, squeeze, from 04.30 WIB to 11.30 WIB. The variety of marine biota they are hunting, ranging from fish to green shell. They should also swim and dive to get the catch.
When the nature is sided, the catch will be abundant. In contrast, if the nature is not friendly, the number of catches can not be promised. Not only natural challenges, the waters of Jakarta’s Bay are threatened by environmental pollution. Starting from oil waste disposed by oknum is not responsible for removing oil to the sea, household waste, to from the processing of the fishermen itself.
Text & photo: Sigid Kurniawan
