The terrain is rocky so most people living on the islands of Indonesia Lembata to rely mainly on fishing, which is the most prominent whaling and dolphin, to survive.
Lamalera village in the island Nusa Tenggara region Lembata Timur, Indonesia. There is absolutely no phone reception while only sporadic electricity. Rocky terrain that people on the island can not be grown crops. Their lives depend entirely on marine resources. One of the specialties in Lamalera meat, fat and bone whales.
Lembata deep waters near the island located on the migration path of more than a dozen species of mammals, marine life, including large species such as sperm whales and killer whales. However, people living on the island with the only whaling enough to meet basic needs instead of creating the whaling industry in Japan, SMH said.
Usually, whaling season usually lasts from early spring to late fall. Before boarding the boat out to sea, they often perform rituals to honor the close relationship between hunter and prey. It also fixes the boat and honing tools ready to cruise struggling with giant animals in the ocean.
People Lamalera whaling with primitive gear. They approach their prey on small boats using human power. The man tried to stab healthy sharp darts into the whale or dolphin. Darts is tied to the boat with ropes. The fishermen struggling for several hours before subdue prey. In addition, they also hunted the whale sharks if caught.
Time struggling in the sea depends entirely on the size of the prey. Typically, hunters will try to clinch plugged into the vents on the first whale or dolphin to make them asphyxia. Then, we use a knife to cut the aorta of animals and consecutive hit it with a stick of wood. A young dolphin is usually lasted about 15 minutes before the estate.
Bernardus, a senior captain, said the new large prey usually lower than the vulnerable adult. Typically, they have struggled for many hours, sometimes even days to catch a whale mature. There are cases where a large sperm whale boat was sunk by the hunters them adrift.
From 2002 to 2007, the villagers Lamalera caught 13 whales. However, this way of catching them is considered barbaric and inhumane. The expert study of whales and dolphins evaluate them as intelligent animals.
People living on the island are allowed Lembata whaling subsistence purposes. In addition to Indonesia, many other ethnic isolation also relies on meat from whales to sustain life.
Today, Indonesian officials are investing in tourism development to Lembata to improve the lives of local people.
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