Death Beneath the Waves
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Earthquakes have reduced Acropora coral reefs in Simeulue to just 1 percent of what they were before, forcing the reefs to subside 1.5 meters.
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MAWARDI Ahmad now has to do some calculation before deciding on going out to sea with his fishing boat. Fewer fish are around while fuel costs continue to increase. “Now I have to go further out to sea,” said Mawardi, a fisherman in Sukamaju on the Aceh island of Simeulue, in a conversation with Tempo last week.
According to Mawardi, before the tsunami hit Simeulue and other parts of Aceh in December 2004, he was able to catch 400 kilograms
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