An institutional analysis of sasi laut in Maluku, Indonesia

Village

Km surveyed

Indicator #
(n samples)

Notes

Nolloth, Saparua Island
(guarded sasi area)

2.5 km

1 (17)

2 (1)

3 (8)

4 (8)

5 (18)

Wave-exposed rocky shore. Southern part of
large village territory on the northeast coast
of Saparua Island.

Nolloth, Saparua Island
(non-sasi)

1 km

1 (4)

Wave-exposed rocky shore. Immediately
north of Nolloth’s sasi area.

Nolloth, Saparua Island
(non-sasi)

0.2 km

1 (1)

In front of Nolloth village inside Tuhaha Bay.

Itawaka, Saparua Island
(sasi area)

1.5 km

1 (2)

Exposed rocky shore north and west of the
large Nolloth village territory.

Ihamahu and Iha
(non-sasi)

1.5 km

1 (2)

In front of villages, inside Tuhaha Bay.

Ihamahu, Saparua Island
(unguarded sasi area)

0.2 km

1 (3)

2 (1)

3 (2)

4 (2)

5 (4)

Wave-exposed rocky shore. Immediately
south of Nolloth sasi area.

Haruku, Haruku Island
(non-sasi area)

5 km

1 (13)
2 (1)

Moderately wave-exposed shore, rocky and
sandy. Sasi area is sea grass bed, not coral reef.

Toisapu, Ambon Island
(non-sasi) dusun of Hutumuri

3 km

1 (4)

2 (1)

3 (2)

4 (2)

Wave-exposed rocky shore south of the
village.

Lapaut, Ambon Island
(non-sasi), dusun of Hutumuri

3 km

1 (4)

Wave-exposed rocky shore. In between
Toisapu and Hutumuri.

Hutumuri, Ambon Island
(non-sasi)

4 km

1 (8)

2 (1)

3 (3)

4 (3)

Wave-exposed rocky shore.

Seri, Ambon Island
(non-sasi) dusun of
Urimessing

5 km

1 (13)

2 (1)

3 (3)

4 (3)

Wave-exposed rocky shore.

Airlow, Ambon Island (non-sasi)
dusun of Nusaniwe

3 km

1 (6)

2 (1)

Wave-exposed rocky shore in front of Wemi,
a hamlet of fishers southwest of Seri.