Why stilt fishing

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Related Hotels. Apa Villa. Brizo Weligama. Calamander Unawatuna Beach. The meager returns these fishermen pull from the sea are dwindling and may well disappear entirely.

The tsunami that devastated much of the Indian Ocean coastline forever altered the Sri Lankan shoreline and reduced access to fish using this method. Fishing stops entirely during the annual monsoons, so nowadays it often makes financial sense for fisherman to rent their stilts to people who pose as fishermen for tourists.

The fishermenboth the real ones and the actors hamming it up for touristshave been the subject of several photo projects. So he spent a week with fishermen and their families, photographing them on the water and in their homes. This Webby award-winning video collection exists to help teachers, librarians, and families spark kid wonder and curiosity.

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