A day in the life of an Omani Fisherman -
This was New Year's Day, 2003
The boats put our in the early morning - with a guy standing on the front,
looking for schools of fish. I was unable to get a photo of this - but
maybe tomorrow. Anyway - later, I found the guys, extracting fish from
their nets, repairing nets and rolling nets. Here is the story.
A quiet beach - wind is gone
Birds are simply relaxing on the water
Here is an old fishing boat - but newer ones, are fiberglass as
seen in the background
The boats put out in the morning - with the guy in front looking for fish
When their nets are full - they pull them into the boat - making
a huge mound in the middle (if there are many fish). Then they head for
home
Walking up the beach, I found a group of guys,
extracting fish from the net
there was a fishing lady, and an active discussion
Others were checking nets
and repairing nets
and rolling a net, getting ready for tomorrow
Thats all for now
Chase the evening sun to Muscat
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