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Dolphin Hunting Is Their Tradition. Rising Seas Have Made It a Lifeline.

Baua Electric

Saltwater pooled in parts of the village, which is on Fanalei Island, an ever-shrinking speck of land that is part of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. They paddled out in wooden canoes before first light, cutting through the darkness until they were miles away from shore. Then he made a phone call to his wife.