Traditionally, Panglima Laôt usually belonged to pivotal figures in local fishing community who has advanced knowledge and experience in maritime aspect and long experience as pawang (boat captain), as well as understanding all aspects of the custom. Regrettably, the recent tsunami killed 13 to 14 thousands fishermen; many of them are the Panglima Laôt . Since Panglima Laôt was solely one person who was responsible for the job, surviving members of lhôk community have found it is difficult to establish a new person with the same skills and capability as his predecessor. In addition, the loss also risks bringing such unwritten and undocumented custom to extinction. It is estimated the catastrophe decreased fisheries outputs in Aceh to 60% as well as damaged 65% of infrastructures and 55% of equipment. The situation potentially encourages the industry to extend fishing efforts to accelerate their recovery. Finally, incoming tsunami relief aid initiatives from third parties potentially promote potential conflicts, such as delivery of incompatible gears (canoes/boats, nets), incomplete consultation process on how the aid will be delivered, overlapping initiatives in certain sites, unclear delivery schedule, etc.