{"id":4532,"date":"2022-01-05T08:26:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T08:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2022-12-29T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T12:00:23","slug":"traditional-fishing-along-the-kahayan-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/en\/traditional-fishing-along-the-kahayan-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Fishing Along the Kahayan River"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4532\" class=\"elementor elementor-4532\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1f3219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1f3219\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec65a7b\" data-id=\"ec65a7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495826e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"495826e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fishing is an activity that runs in the blood of people living along the Kahayan River in Central Kalimantan, and this is especially so in the peatlands to the south of Palangkaraya, the capital city of the province. Most of the people who live in the villages along these river banks usually fish to meet their daily needs, and many of them still catch fish using traditional fish traps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1050dcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1050dcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-519a2c4\" data-id=\"519a2c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73759e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73759e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FishBlog1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fish1\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Unggi (left) and Kumala (right) with some home-made fish traps\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUzOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dhbWJ1dGtpdGEub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMVwvRmlzaEJsb2cxLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FishBlog1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4538\" alt=\"Unggi (left) and Kumala (right) with some home-made fish traps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FishBlog1.jpg 936w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FishBlog1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FishBlog1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FishBlog1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Unggi (left) and Kumala (right) with some home-made fish traps<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fa6918 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fa6918\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dcba1e\" data-id=\"5dcba1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b57b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b57b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In fact, our 2019 livelihoods study in Tumbang Nusa village showed that as much as 80% of the population were engaged in fishing as a primary source of livelihood.\u00a0 Seeking more information, on 21 December 2021, some of our team visited the community to explore their techniques and find out more about Indigenous Technical Knowledge related to peatland fisheries.<\/p><h2><strong>Going with the flow<\/strong><\/h2><p>On that day, Unggi (57) had just finished putting up fish traps near his house. He did not rest when he got home. Instead, he started making more fishing equipment, with the help of his wife, Kumala (58). The couple have been fishing together for a long time. They usually set their traps in the river in the morning. Then, in the afternoon, they check to see if any fish got caught.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6279bcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6279bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They both learned how to assemble fish traps from their parents. \u201cPeople here usually start fishing when they are children. Since we got married in 1981, we have also learned from our neighbors and by seeing how other people make traps,\u201d said Kumala.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42a443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c42a443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cHere all sorts of fish can be caught. But it is seasonal and fishing nets (<em>rempa) <\/em>are only used in the dry season. But our bamboo traps can be used to catch fish in all seasons,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64f1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e64f1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWhen there is a flood, even more fish can be caught. We have been catching fish here since the 1970\u2019s. And there are still plenty of fish to be caught,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ae9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ae9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She then showed us the various kinds of fishing equipment they make. One of these was a long circular trap that allows fish to enter into it easily. Only once inside, they find it hard to escape again. This type of bamboo trap (<em>Bubu) <\/em>is used to catch Papuyu (<em>Anabas testudineus<\/em>) and Kapar (<em>Belontia hasselti<\/em>) &#8211; both local species of Gourami that have good potential to be developed as freshwater aquaculture species.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c3c5bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c3c5bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77e8cdc\" data-id=\"77e8cdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb79c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddb79c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"fish2\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"This \u2018Bubu\u2019 trap is made of bamboo and wrapped with wire \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUzNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dhbWJ1dGtpdGEub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMVwvZmlzaDIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4535\" alt=\"This \u2018Bubu\u2019 trap is made of bamboo and wrapped with wire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish2.jpg 936w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish2-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This \u2018Bubu\u2019 trap is made of bamboo and wrapped with wire <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f50713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f50713\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3351cc4\" data-id=\"3351cc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a90cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a90cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Adopting new materials<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u201cIn the early days, we only used rattan and bamboo. But in 1990, my neighbor showed me how to wrap the traps with wire,\u201d said Unggi. He then began to use wire instead of rattan with much better results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5bd156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5bd156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">&#8220;A 10-metre roll of wire costs around $10 <\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">(Rp.155,000)<\/em><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\"> and seven traps can be made from one roll,&#8221; he explained. \u201cThe wire can last for up to four months. Bamboo and rattan are not very durable in water and can also be damaged by nuisance animals such as otters.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b903d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b903d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other local fishing techniques include hanging large nets (<em>rempa) <\/em>in lakes and canals, and walking in shallow waters using small nets (<em>lelangit<\/em>) held with bamboo sticks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf446ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf446ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These low-impact fishing practices have sustained Dayak river communities for centuries. However, increasing damage to aquatic ecosystems, &#8211; the result of fires, canals, logging, dams, and an increase in the use of harmful fishing methods such as electricity and poison &#8211; are causing a decline in the abundance of fish populations and making fishing livelihoods more difficult.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7616820 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7616820\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c74f1cd\" data-id=\"c74f1cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03a85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f03a85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"fish3\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Unggi also catches fish using a small net called a \u2018lelangit\u2019\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUzNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dhbWJ1dGtpdGEub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMVwvZmlzaDMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4536\" alt=\"Unggi also catches fish using a small net called a \u2018lelangit\u2019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish3.jpg 936w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Unggi also catches fish using a small net called a \u2018lelangit\u2019<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e90d0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e90d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c95607\" data-id=\"5c95607\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b05880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b05880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Protecting peatland biodiversity<\/strong><\/h2><p>The waters in peatlands are very acidic and have low oxygen levels due to a lack of circulation. Despite this, peat swamp forests are home to unique fish species that are specially adapted to live in these tough conditions. The biodiversity of these ecosystems also includes many species that could be farmed and harvested commercially, such as snakehead, catfish, and carp.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ce31e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ce31e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fa175d\" data-id=\"2fa175d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d660948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d660948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"fish4\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A catfish caught in a trap\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dhbWJ1dGtpdGEub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wMVwvZmlzaDQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4537\" alt=\"A catfish caught in a trap\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish4.jpg 936w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fish4-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A catfish caught in a trap<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b49aaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b49aaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6541bd5\" data-id=\"6541bd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06908cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06908cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Developing inland fisheries<\/strong><\/h2><p>While all this natural abundance prevails, there is still great potential to develop inland fisheries in peatlands. Although people living in these areas do still rely mainly on harvesting wild resources, the tremendous potential for development of inland fisheries surely points the way to a more sustainable and economically-powerful future for fisher-folk like Unggi and Kamala.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fishing is an activity that runs in the blood of people living along the Kahayan River in Central Kalimantan, and this is especially so in the peatlands to the south of Palangkaraya, the capital city of the province. 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