 eThere are many kind of sharks, - And I love them all- but today, because we were
lucky enough to meet one at the Burma banks, it is tiger sharks I want to write about. Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a delightful tourism destination. Whether you are looking for nature or culture Myanmar got it all. Today I wanted to talk to you about Myanmar’s traditional fishing methods both in the lake and at sea. Inle Lake, located about 600 km north of Yangon, has been one of Burma's top tourist attractions in recent years. The Inthas living around the lake have been an ancestral fishing method which has now become a real tourism attraction. being an Inle-based fishermen requires a great deal of agility! These acrobats definitely have a technique of their own: The fisherman balances on one leg at the stern of its – very unstable – wooden pirogue in order to use its other leg to help as an extra hand! They either wrap it around the oar to have two free hands or use the leg to launch their trap or net.
For the Intha, fishing is done exclusively by men while women are taking care of growing vegetables in their floating gardens.  On the other side of the country, in the south, the Moken form the nomadic people of the Andaman Sea. They use to live on their boats roaming around the Andaman islands in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia. According to recent census they are barely 2000 left nowadays, and their movements being prohibited by the modern borders, they are forced to settle down and form villages.  "Moken" means in their language "those who dive" and it is true mokens are outstanding divers: they can hold their breath to spear fish to depth of 20 meters without much gear and it is believed that they can see in the water without a mask. They traditionally hunt fish with a spear and either jump on top of them from their boat or wait for them underwater until the fish pass by within their reach. They are also known to use banana leaves to attract their prey.  Because mokens are born and spend their entire lives at sea, their generational knowledge of the sea and archipelago is quite exceptional. For example, moken tribes knew the Tsunami was coming and escaped the wave at sea or in the hills while the neighboring Thailand coast suffered thousands of lifes. Here are a few photos of the Moken fishermen we have encountered during our cruises in Mergui Archipelago. I love diving, I love underwater photos, but I'm still not good at it!!! Today I have selected some blogs I found particularly inspiring to get some fresh ideas. The work of these underwater artists will surprise you both in the content and the form: you will encounter some fun critters and new photo techniques to experiment on your next dives! If you are looking for a new way to capture the wonders of the sea, you've got to check these out! 1. Memoirs of an Underwater Photographer |
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Camille and Franck are the owners of the Smiling Seahorse since 2012.
Camille has been working all around the globe during seven years before creating this company. Now mother of two little ones, she works at the office and she's the one who will answer all of your questions. Her hobbies: horse riding, diving and traveling! Want to receive the next articles via email?
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