�TORANG MANGAEL SAMPE JAOH�: STRATEGI ADAPTASI EKOLOGI NELAYAN TOMALOU, KOTA TIDORE KEPULAUAN

In a phenomenological perspective, Tomalou fishermen that have wrestled with fish capturing activities (mangael) for recent centuries have surely been able to understand their own environment well. However, they did not have awareness and knowledge on the function of coastal ecosystem and damage the coastal and marine environment. For a more comprehensive picture of life among Tomalou fishermen, the objectives of this study are (1) to describe the fishermen community in Tomalou related to the conditions of coastal and marine environment and its resource