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Jack MOORE

Indonesia's Sea Nomads Turn To Jobs On Land

Stilt houses in the village of the Bajau sea nomads in Pulau Papan in Sulawesi (Credit: AFP)

Sofyan Sabi's sea-dwelling community has fished beneath the waves off the Indonesian coast for centuries, but climate change and overfishing have forced him and many of his contemporaries on land to make a living.

The Bajau tribe of fishermen led a nomadic life at sea for generations, spending days and nights on boats with thatched roofs in the waters between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

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