ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY
Crawling on the mighty jumbolan tree
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We normally go in groups. As soon as we reach the area,
Top bait for Maldivian fishermen: silver sprat
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During the early 1990s, my uncle Fikreebe would bring home these little
Mangrove melody of Baarah island
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As you cruise on the surface of the water in the mangrove
FISHING
Actions of poppers
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Popping is a fishing technique associated with the lure or popper and
What are stickbaits?
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Stickbaits are hard plastic or wooden lures. These are tapered, streamlined, and
Extreme-water sixfinger threadfin fishing
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One day in 2011, I hurried to reach the harbor of our
HISTORY AND CULTURE
Extracting corals for building houses
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Coral mining was an extensive activity in the Maldivian history. Coral is
Collecting corals – a symbol of courageous living
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Various archaeological and heritage sites bear evidence that Maldives has been inhabited
Maldivian authorities chose on Fuvahmulah, a natural riddle, as a punishment island.
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In the Maldivian islands, Fuvahmulah is the only atoll with only one