ISMAIL was anxious. The deputy head of Kelapa Island subdistrict last Wednesday was waiting for the ship he expected to berth. Huge waves seemed to prevent the vessel carrying food aid for inhabitants of the Thousand Islands group from leaving the terminal of Bahtera Jaya Ancol, Jakarta.

Was there a food crisis in Jakarta’s offshore area? Not actually, but the high waves prevailing in the Java Sea for almost the whole month have rendered fishi