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Íkone hahán tasi illa<br />
Atauro nian<br />
Bainhira ita temi vizita illa Atauro fila tenki<br />
lori ikan maran no budutasi, se la’e ema<br />
hanoin ita bá Ossu ka Baguia karik’, dehan<br />
husi Alberto, turista lokál ne’ebe hela<br />
iha Baucau.<br />
Alberto ho nia familia foin mai ho ró oras<br />
rua husi Dili to’o merkadu Beloi – baraka iha<br />
tasi ibun kotuk rame-rame hafutar ho ikan<br />
maran, kurita maran no budutasi fresku iha<br />
plastik bo’ot mean. Iha ne’e, feto Atauro sira<br />
mai kada loron Kinta no Sabadu lori sira nia<br />
sasán la’o ain hale’u illa husi sira nia hela<br />
fatin, la’o dala ruma to’o oras ha’at.<br />
Paizajen illa Atauro iha foho, rai maran no<br />
fatuk. Bee midar uito’an de’it, no atu halo<br />
to’os susar iha tempu bailoro. Maibé Atauro<br />
iha nia riku soin tasi laran nian hanesan<br />
ikan no ahu ruin sira ho tipu no kor oioin.<br />
Mezmu turizmu no luku komesa dezenvolze<br />
ona, Atauro nia ema sira maiória sustenta<br />
moris liuhosi peskas, hakiak animal no<br />
halo to’os. Atividade peskas mak rekursu<br />
rendimentu (no aihan) importante ba ema<br />
Atauro oan sira, hodi sai koñesidu iha Timor<br />
laran tomak tanba liuhosi sira nia matenek<br />
nani ho exelente, luku no abilidade tiru<br />
ikan nian.<br />
Tinan hirak liu ba peskadór sira husi<br />
komunidade Adara preokupa katak sira nia<br />
rezultadu peska menus (tun). Nune’e ho<br />
suporta husi WorldFish, komunidade sira<br />
establese komisaun (grupu) ne’ebe inklui<br />
feto ho mane atu jere área tasi nian uza<br />
The iconic seafood<br />
of Atauro Island<br />
‘When you visit Atauro Island, you must take<br />
home dried fish and seaweed, otherwise<br />
people will think you’ve been to [inland] Ossu<br />
or Baguia!’ exclaims Alberto, a local tourist<br />
who lives in Baucau municipality.<br />
Alberto and his family have come on the twohour<br />
ferry ride from Dili to Beloi Market – a<br />
bustling cluster of stalls at the back of a sandy<br />
beach, laden with bundles of dried fish, dried<br />
octopus and large, red plastic bags full of<br />
fresh seaweed. Here, local Atauro women<br />
bring their goods for sale every Thursday and<br />
Saturday, walking across the island from their<br />
villages up to four hours away.<br />
Atauro Island has a dry, rugged and<br />
mountainous landscape. Freshwater is sparse,<br />
and gardening is difficult outside the wet<br />
season. But there is a wealth of resources<br />
in the surrounding ocean, with colourful<br />
coral gardens, seagrass beds and many<br />
species of fish. While tourism and diving<br />
are growing industries, most Atauro people<br />
sustain their lives by fishing, farming animals<br />
and growing vegetables. Fishing is the main<br />
source of income (and food) for many people,<br />
and Atauro men and women are known<br />
throughout Timor-<strong>Leste</strong> for their excellent<br />
swimming, free-diving and spearfishing skills.<br />
A few years ago, fishers in the community of<br />
Adara were concerned that their catches were<br />
declining. So, with support from WorldFish,<br />
the community established a committee of<br />
women and men to manage their marine area<br />
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