Mahari Leads Indonesia’s Bajau in Preserving Marine Life and Ancient Freediving Techniques
In Poto Tano, Indonesia, Bajau octopus fisher Mahari scans the waters off Sumbawa island while leading a boat crew weighing a dangerous regulatory ban against centuries of traditional freediving knowledge. As indigenous communities face stricter fishing laws and health crises from improvised air compressors, local groups are fighting to preserve ancestral marine stewardship. The ‘Pocong’ … Read more