Chinese Fisherman And Birds
Since ancient times, Chinese fishermen used an interesting way of catching fish. Fishermen have learned to use water birds - cormorants. Them tie up the neck straw or thin rope - so, that she didn't prevent to breathe, but not allowed to swallow the caught fish.
Chinese fishermen discuss fishing
The birds bound by a rope to a roost can dive for prey at great depth. Catch of a bird man takes itself, and feeds a cormorant the small fish. For one day one bird catches of up to 75 kg of fish. Five birds can bring a fisherman nearly 400 kilograms of fish.
Chinese fisherman goes on fishing
This method of its production in China practiced for over 1000 years.
Cormorants bred and kept on farms. There are these birds are trained fishing and bringing the fish to fishermen.
Wild China - Fishing with birds
I've seen this before. I find it very interesting.
I about this way of fishing, learned just the day before yesterday :)
I know in Japan people go crazy for this stuff. They actually look for the beak marks on the fish.