Issue 1 (July 2007)
Focus: Maritime Indonesia

1. Profile of Fishermen at the Northern Coast of Java
2. Profile of Fishermen at the Southern Coast of Java
3. Understanding Rumpon: Beyond Technology
4. Economic Aspects of Indonesian Local Fisheries
5. Tuna Floss: A Typical Industry in Southern Malang Regency
6. Indonesian Traditional Vessels
7. Maritime Anthropology
8. Naval Navigation and Communication

Indonesia is the world largest archipelago, which means Indonesia's water territory is wider that its land territory. Yet many Indonesian are not really to the sea. Except for some tribes which members are traditional seamen (like the Bugis), many Indonesian man-of-the-sea actually not really master the technology of seamanship. We'll discuss this on profile of fishermen, contrasting those in the northern coast of Java (Surabaya) to the southern counterpart (Malang).

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