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C. Lee McKenzie

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AtoZBlogChallenge:F is for Fishing

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My theme this year is Burma AKA Myanmar. I used to live in Laos, so this was a return to Southeast Asia that I looked forward to. I spent a little over three weeks exploring this country, learning a bit about its culture: its history, religion, and language. I thought others might enjoy some of what I learned and see some of what I saw.

The Burmese have been fishing this way for centuries. The fisherman manages the paddle with one foot to position his boat over the fish, and when he’s ready, he drops that large net into the water. Fun to watch. He must have great leg muscles to do this for hours everyday.



Answers to E: What do you know about how Burma and its environment?

F 1. One recommendation by policy makers is to stop foreign investors from investing in Burma’s energy sector.

F 2. Burma has no Asian elephants in undeveloped areas. (They have between 1,300 and 5,000 Asian elephants. Also about 85 tigers.)

NOW what do you know about fishing in Burma?

T/F 1. The Burma Banks boasts marlin of up to 1,200 pounds. 

T/F 2. Burma has little or no licensing system like other countries in that region.

Answers tomorrow. 

Comments

  9. Beautiful pictures! And fascinating method. It's funny, the way they move you can tell it's second nature to them whereas to us it seems so strange.

  11. i feel like i'm on the amazing race! thanks for all the cool info on burma, never knew you lived around there. must have been quite an experience!
    and i just saw your awesome-tacular review of BBF! thank you!!!!!!

  13. How interesting!

    Fishing season starts soon where we live and the men in the family can't wait to spend their weekend afternoons occupied on the river bank.

  16. What a cool way to fish, but it does look difficult and tiresome. Wow. We see fishermen in the bay all the time, but they have motor boats and winches for the nets. I'm guessing they don't have a licensing system, but not sure on the huge marlins.

  31. These people are very fit indeed! They must also balance themselves-no easy feat. Well I was wrong with yesterday's questions. I will say True to both:)

  36. Fishing is always great to watch in other countries. In China, I got to see how men use the cormorant birds to fish–that was pretty fascinating.

    In another region, they had men who ran along a bank with a rope tied to the boat, guiding the boat safely along cliffs. Some of these men were in their 70s but looked like teenagers.

    I love Asia! 🙂

  37. I can't even begin to imagine the places you've seen in your life. I haven't even set foot off of North America.

    Jeff Beesler
    Jeffrey Beesler's World of the Scribe
    #791

  42. I can't help thinking about how I would try that one time and end up in the water in five seconds – about the time it would take for me to step on the boat to stand like they do, lose my balance, then splash face first into the water lol!

  45. That looks amazing! I love fishing, but not sure I'd be too successful at it like that! What a wonderful opportunity to live in that area and be able to explore it.