Sutan, one of the residents, caught 25 kg of fishes that he could sell for Rp25,000 per kg. “Not bad, I got 25 kg,” he told Okezone on Saturday (7/5).
However, there is a certain time that residents are forbidden from catching fish in Lubuk Larangan, usually for one or two years or more. If anyone dares to break the rule, they may be fined to compensate with a buffalo or a goat.
There is also a harsh punishment in the form of customary sanctions from village elders where offender will be gossiped at by the community and the most feared of all, struck by calamities throughout their lives. (at)