(Kevin and Linda) This morning I went out to watch these fishermen pull their net in and had the good luck to see an operation that is still done the old way - 300 years my informant tells me. At least that long I suspect.
Last night they put out about a km of net off the beach and it took fifty men to retrieve it manually.
When I got there they had each end of the net rope on the beach about 100 m apart and 25 men pulling on each end. At first the weight of net meant everyone heaved and gained about a metre of rope each pull. When the net was maybe 50 m offshore four men swam out, one to the furthest point and the other three into the mouth of the net to splash and keep the fish in the net. Eventually about 100 kg of sardines were landed, auctioned off on the beach and the proceeds noisily shared among the fishermen. Three partners own the rowboats used to set the net and the net.
Next we had our "complimentary" full body nude massage - eek! Came back completely relaxed and covered in oils . Probably looked like seals.
Last night they put out about a km of net off the beach and it took fifty men to retrieve it manually.
When I got there they had each end of the net rope on the beach about 100 m apart and 25 men pulling on each end. At first the weight of net meant everyone heaved and gained about a metre of rope each pull. When the net was maybe 50 m offshore four men swam out, one to the furthest point and the other three into the mouth of the net to splash and keep the fish in the net. Eventually about 100 kg of sardines were landed, auctioned off on the beach and the proceeds noisily shared among the fishermen. Three partners own the rowboats used to set the net and the net.
Next we had our "complimentary" full body nude massage - eek! Came back completely relaxed and covered in oils . Probably looked like seals.
