FISHING

FISHING One of the major job in coastal areas

Believe

The Fishermen have a habit to worship mainly St.Antony and Mary Madha Velankanni(mother of good health) on their way to fishing , hoping to be safe and with good yeild

Boats

Troller Boat

Plastic Boats

New Rowboats(fiber added)

Old Rowboat(only wooden)

Resources

Fish (This is the main source)

Prawn(It's a Main source of roller boat)

Crab

Cuttlefish

Ray Fish

All resources in one sheet(market)

Dried Fish

Fishing Nets

They usually build a small tends and arranged the nets look likes this to keep them safe and ready for next Fishing

One way of drying and cleaning the nets

This arrangement of nets are used inside the water to store or trap the fishes

This is used to collect , mainly used for filtering

Cleaning And Arranging The Nets For Fishing

The nets used for Fishing needs regular cleaning, altering and repairing, which include some steps as shown below.

Washing of Fishing nets in the sea water itself for basic cleaning

Drying of fishing nets

Make the Nets dry under sun light for about 2 days depending on the density of the sun light

Drying on the road and on the walls for better exposure of light. (But it's not always acceptable incase of traveling disturbance )

Drying them on the plane grounds, which provides large space and safety for nets

This one shows a man folding the nets after drying

Further cleaning requires to remove the dust and small particles but hitting on the nets

Cleaning of the fishing nets may require hard work depending on the nets and the climate. But fishermen may spend entire day on the nets to finish on time

Sewing of Nets is one the main process

Commonly used tools for repairing fishing nets

Some people arrange a place to repair the nets to reduce work load

Boiling of nets to remove further materials which may cause smells inside sea

A click at boiling Nets

A commonly used way of arranging the nets to trap the fishes inside them

Damaged and old nets are used to some other purposes too like the one showed on the photo.

Troller Boat Fishing

Fishermen getting ready to fishing on their boats

Main tools needed for a fishermen to be safe and guaranteed returns(signal lights, torch lights, GPS, Compass)

Indentification of nets

Some other needed materials for fishing including foods

Ice is used for preservation of fishes which are delivered on the sea coast

Some organisms need quick preservations , so the fishermen keep ice blocks along with them

A small video showing a group of people getting ready for fishing, transferring the needed items from coast to the Roller boats with small boats.

Fishermen going for fishing. It also shows a habit of worshiping gods turning their boats directly towards the churches on the coast.

A picture of iced prawn which was iced immediately after catching them

Small sized transportational methods to markets

Separating of prawns at the market

Waiting for deliveries to the food producing companies

Loading of engine to a boat

Having some meals with their fellowmen after fishing

From The Mouth Of A Fisherman

I am doing a troller boat fishing. It's an interesting job but a hard one. We go on long distance fishing which may we end up in Mannar sometimes. It's a dangerous job too, we saw Indian fishing boat with naked eye which may end up in fight with them.

Small Boat Fishing

Cleaning boat with sea water

Arrangements of fishing instruments for loading

Boats looks like this when they are ready for fishing

Carrying a small engine

A fisherman jumping to his boat

Googles used for fishing

Fishing sheets

How they travel on a heavy wind blow

An other kind of filter

Meeting his wife after fishing

His wife help him lifting the loads of net by herself

Carrying their nets to their homes

Cooperative shop of fishermen

From The Mouth Of A Fisherman

I am Thanendran. My job is fishing. I used to fish on small boats. We go to fishing on nights and rest on days. But our job is risky , there is a huge chance of loosing our equipments by thieves

Market

Day time market

At the bench of one the salesmen

The group of people's job is to clean the fishes

Sound of a market at day time

A quick View at the market

Salesman waiting for the fishermen

Mobile salesmen

These types of salesmen have a regular basis of selling, they come to every houses to sell them

On a bicycle for short distances

On Motor bike for longer distances

Factories, Repairings & Shops

There are many factories here for fishing

Net Factory

ICE Factory

Boat Yard

Other

Transport service for fishermen

Fishing accessories can be get here

Fishing fuels

Fishing engine repair shop

Fishing boat maintenance

Fishing boat repairing

Some Different Type Of Fishing

Fishing pins

Prawn pin

Tree branches for tracking prawns

Fisheries Department

Department Of fisheries and aquatic resources

Life-jackets and nets for distribution

Banned nets ready to dispose

From The Mouth Of A Development Officer

Development officer

I am Thanushan. I am a development officer. We are responsible for all the fishermen, fishing boats and other fishing instruments, their safety. Troller boat fishing is one of the fishing method increasing vastly around coastal areas but that has to be prohibited, because of troller boat fishing the source of the sea becoming affected, mainly coral reefs are the one which gets affected. Even though is bad for sea resources it can not be prohibit at all, more than thousands of fishermen families are depending on this method of fishing.

Every fishermen have a boarder of fishing, but we always get complaints from our navy force that the Indian fishermen are crossing their limit of fishing and try to fish in our fishing limits. We have made actions to prevent them but still it's uncontrollable.

Problems

Improper disposals of fishing waste

Decreasing of resources by capturing small aquatic livings

Improper disposal of house hold waste

Air get polluted often when cleaning the nets from the dust arouse form the net while hitting

Wasting Childhood

Some of the children of the fishing families are involving in fishing, wasting their time and concentration on studies

From A Mouth Of A Fisherman

My name is Francis Thevanayagam. I am an experienced fishermen , I am doing this job for about 28 years. I am a small boat fisherman. One of the main problem I get is thieves. I had to alter my fishing method to be careful from those thieves. I go to sea three time for fishing where others go to sea only once a day.

Beauty We Forgot To See

An ancient way of fishing

A View at the time of golden hour

A View from the coast

A View from Sea

A video from Jetty to road

Jetty road

Sunset

Sunset view

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KAJEE DONALD

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