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Surviving in the margin: Coastal livelihoods in the Riau Islands, Indonesia

Surviving in the margin: Coastal livelihoods in the Riau Islands, Indonesia. Dr Manon Osseweijer International Institute for Asian Studies Leiden, the Netherlands. Riau Islands. 921,610 people Malays, Chinese, Orang Laut, migrants (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi) 17,000 fishing households

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Surviving in the margin: Coastal livelihoods in the Riau Islands, Indonesia

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  1. Surviving in the margin:Coastal livelihoods in the Riau Islands, Indonesia Dr Manon Osseweijer International Institute for Asian Studies Leiden, the Netherlands

  2. Riau Islands • 921,610 people • Malays, Chinese, Orang Laut, migrants (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi) • 17,000 fishing households • Fishing techniques/boats • Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore GT

  3. Bintan Island • 231,000 islanders • Tanjung Pinang: harbour, trade, administration • 6,544 fishing households • 8,740 tons of fish (including aquaculture) • Increase of environmental, economic, social problems

  4. Dompak Island (Bintan)Fishing & the bauxite industry

  5. Fisheries Dompak • 429 fishing families • Small-scale commercial (Malay and Chinese fishermen) • Traditional equipment • Local food production/Sea food restaurants • Overexploitation • Non-fishery industry

  6. Alternative livelihoods • Bauxite mining • Boat taxi’s • Compensation by industrials

  7. Senggarang (Bintan)Sex tourism

  8. 30,000 sex workers in Batam, Bintan, Karimun Local and immigrant women 50% is underaged Health situation Entertainment industry

  9. Belakang Padang (Batam)Fishing, human trafficking & maritime piracy

  10. Fisheries • Small-scale commercial (Malay and sea nomads) • Traditional techniques (kelong) • Singapore market • Overexploitation • Environmental degradation

  11. Alternative livelihoods • Boat taxi’s • Trafficking Indonesian migrants to Malaysia • Robbery at sea

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