Fish of the garupa (groupers) variety could be seen wriggling in the tubs, as Saharuddin, 37, also known as Opa, handed them to his wife, Rostini. When I cannot go fishing, we get one or two kilograms of fish from our net-cages and sell them so we have money," Rostini told Tempo, two weeks ago, in Bontolebang village, Selayar Islands in South Sulawesi.

These net-cages are like a savings box. The fish they raise is good insurance for times when Opa