2 September 2024
Within the Nice Lakes area fishermen bitch about double-crested cormorants competing with them for fish and insist that they be killed however in different international locations fishermen paintings with cormorants to catch the most important fish.
Cormorants naturally hunt and catch fish underwater. Those that fish with cormorants teach them to convey massive fish again to the boat by means of hanging a free snare round their necks that lets them swallow small fish however no longer massive ones. Once they convey a big fish again they’re fed small fish as a praise.
The origins of cormorant fishing are difficult to understand however the observe continues to be used as of late in China, Japan, Peru and Greece, despite the fact that principally for the vacationer business. Best in southwestern China is it nonetheless hired commercially.
The species of cormorant used will depend on what’s local to the realm. In China, the nice cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). In Japan, the Jap cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus). In Peru, the neotropic cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum).
Watch cormorants at paintings in southwestern China.