In the heavily populated fishing region of Donggala, north of Palu, communication "is still totally paralyzed" as of Sunday morning, Mr. Sutopo said, and the government is worried about what it will find when contact is re-established.
It's been three years since we last saw Asliyah, who at the time had not long moved to this densely populated fishing community that clings to the edge of Pasuruan, a small port city in the province of East Java, Indonesia.
When we think of Sids, we may be tempted to imagine small patches of paradise scattered with lightly populated fishing villages, unfettered by the demands of modernity.
The agricultural runoff then pours into aquaponic tanks of densely populated fish for human consumption.
Some efforts the bonds would pay for include improving and protecting rural lands with rivers flowing through them; wastewater recycling in populated areas; fish and wildlife habitat protection and making more groundwater usable for farms and communities.
But on other days, he insisted, the water is safe to swim in and populated with crabs, fish, sea horses, turtles and other wildlife.
Kames was born Henry Home, to a farming family, and grew up in the sparsely populated cropping-and-fishing county of Berwickshire; he became Lord Kames late in life, after he was elevated to the bench.
When companies began breeding non-native Atlantic salmon here some two decades ago, salmon farming was seen as a godsend for this sparsely populated area of sleepy fishing towns and campgrounds.
During the summer coastal towns and villages such as Barnstable, Bourne, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Hyannis, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, and Woods Hole become densely populated resorts and busy fishing ports.
The fact that sharks still occur in some densely populated areas where strong fishing regulations are in place indicates the possibility of success and encourages the implementation of conservation measures.
The fact that sharks still occur in densely populated areas where strong fishing regulations are in place indicates the possibility of success and may encourage the implementation of conservation measures that would restore sharks together with their ecological and functional roles on reefs.
