<![CDATA[This study examines the development of traditional fishing gear among the Orang Laut community of Lipan Island, Lingga Regency, from 1980 to 2025 as an integral part of maritime knowledge and cultural heritage. It investigates changes in fishing technologies, the dynamics of continuity and change, and their contribution to Indonesian maritime historiography. Using the historical method, the study applies heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography, drawing primarily on oral histories from semi-structured interviews with Asrah, Pui, Nyai, and Ketem, and corroborating them through field observations, documentation, cross-informant comparison, and a literature review. The findings show that serampang, turah, ebol, sampan, and wind-, star-, lunar-phase-, and tide-based navigation predominated during 1980–1995, while motorized boats, synthetic fishing gear, and GPS navigation became increasingly prevalent from the mid-1990s to 2025. Despite these technological changes, fishers continued to integrate modern technologies with traditional ecological knowledge and maritime skills. The study concludes that modernization represents an adaptive transformation rather than a technological replacement, highlighting the persistence of local knowledge and the importance of its transmission in preserving maritime cultural heritage.]]>
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