Susanto looked at his catch after four hours of fishing — only four mullet — and shook his head in dismay.
Usually on an August afternoon he would be on a fishing boat off the Indonesian coast, catching mullet, skipjack tuna and other fish to support his family.
But this year, fierce storms and high waves have often made it too dangerous for fishing boats to leave the shore.
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