Comments on: Maldives: Pole Fishing http://www.gaia-photos.com/maldives-pole-fishing/ Photojournalism for a globalised world! Thu, 17 May 2012 23:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Thomas Pickard http://www.gaia-photos.com/maldives-pole-fishing/#comment-28 Thomas Pickard Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:15:15 +0000 http://www.gaia-photos.com/?p=1405#comment-28 @//Maldives: What you say is indeed correct. During my two year stay in the Maldives, I witnessed first hand what you have described on the numerous local islands I visited. Commercial fishing in the Maldives really started to change with the introduction of technology - specifically, engines. This meant that the traditional dhoni that once used sails only, could now travel further afield. To my knowledge this change began in the late 1970's/early 1980's and in a way revolutionized commercial fishing for skipjack tuna and yellowfin tuna. The next logical step were larger vessels, like the one in the first photo in this story. Today, commercial fishing is the second largest earner for the country, employing an estimated 30% of the population, while the relatively young tourism industry is the number one earner for the country. Thomas @//Maldives:

What you say is indeed correct. During my two year stay in the Maldives, I witnessed first hand what you have described on the numerous local islands I visited.

Commercial fishing in the Maldives really started to change with the introduction of technology - specifically, engines. This meant that the traditional dhoni that once used sails only, could now travel further afield. To my knowledge this change began in the late 1970’s/early 1980’s and in a way revolutionized commercial fishing for skipjack tuna and yellowfin tuna.

The next logical step were larger vessels, like the one in the first photo in this story. Today, commercial fishing is the second largest earner for the country, employing an estimated 30% of the population, while the relatively young tourism industry is the number one earner for the country.

Thomas

]]> By: Maldives http://www.gaia-photos.com/maldives-pole-fishing/#comment-27 Maldives Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:00:39 +0000 http://www.gaia-photos.com/?p=1405#comment-27 Fishing in the Maldives has changed over the last five years. What the author has described is modern day fishing in the Maldives. Large fishing boats like the one on the photo are not very widely used by local fishermen. If you spend a day on each island of the Maldives, you are more likely to see a traditional Dhoni, with 5-8 fishermen, leaving their island at the break of dawn and return home at sunset. Fishing in the Maldives has changed over the last five years. What the author has described is modern day fishing in the Maldives. Large fishing boats like the one on the photo are not very widely used by local fishermen. If you spend a day on each island of the Maldives, you are more likely to see a traditional Dhoni, with 5-8 fishermen, leaving their island at the break of dawn and return home at sunset.

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