Along the Nile – Fishing

In this series of posts, I didn’t want to leave out one of the obvious industries of the Nile: Fishing. Nowadays, most of us are used to the industrial scale of fishing that takes place on our seas and oceans. Traveling along the Nile, I observed fishing at a much smaller scale.

Here is one of those endeavors…

A much more hands-on approach to fishing along the grassy islands that form in the river. Throwing out a net from a rowboat and gathering the catch. In this scenario there is a division of labor between gathering the fish and rowing, so I wonder if this is a trawling approach.

Here’s a one man operation…

I have to admit that looking at this type of fishing, I don’t feel the hurried pace of our lives. There is a certain balance with Nature in working this way, as it would be unlikely to deplete the supply provided by the river.