The sound of Ramli Sanang's wet rubber boots as he walked on the wooden planks was louder than a rooster's crow. That morning he and some other fishermen were unloading their catch from a boat onto the pier in Kema III village, North Minahasa regency, North Sulawesi. Not far away, female fishmongers were waiting with large buckets to carry away the day's catch.

After all of the fish were unloaded, Ramli, 41, went around with a large plastic bag, as