Indonesia, Feb. 2 -- Tanjung Air Panas is a fishing hamlet in Tulehu village, Central Maluku district. Over the past month, in the midst of the lean season for tuna fishing, local fishermen here have been battling unfriendly weather.

Early on a recent morning, Tanjung Air Panas fishermen encountered winds strong enough to make the rolling waves crash powerfully against their hamlet's shores.

Life, however, must go on. Instead of surrendering to the weather, many of them lowered their boats and went out to the sea to make a living for their families.

This time, many of the handline fishermen of Tanjung Air Panas, which is situated about 25 kilometers away from Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, were aiming to catch prawns along the ...