A Genetic Abnormality
The majority of the goods that the tribe sources are deep underwater. There are some urchins and clams that can fetch between $50-100 USD apiece located 100+ feet under the surface, and in order to grab them, the strongest members of the tribe need to hold their breath for extremely long periods of time under unbelievable pressure. Freediving is an activity that takes just as much genetic luck as it does practice and skill, but for some reason, the majority of the Bajau Laut tribe has the ability to free dive past certain depths that would terrify a hobbyist freediver with ease. Scientists were perplexed by the biological makeup that would allow a member of this tribe to have this innate ability, and they came up with a shocking conclusion...