Fishermen preparing to cast fishing net at sunrise into the waters of the Bay of Bengal, Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Fishermen cast their nets in Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fishermen cast their nets in Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A cormorant fisherman in a conical hat on a bamboo raft throws a cast net in the Li River, Xingping, China.

A cormorant fisherman in a conical hat on a bamboo raft throws a cast net in the Li River, Xingping, China.

A cormorant fisherman in a conical hat on a bamboo raft throws a cast net in the Li River, Xingping, China.

A cormorant fisherman in a conical hat throws a cast net in the Li River, Xingping, China.

Young man fishing with cast net in river Mono, Agbanakin, near Grand-Popo, Mono Department, Benin

Fishing boat on a beach with a net, sea, horizon, clouds, Saint Lucia, LCA, Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, Caribbean Sea

Port of Hoefn or Hoefn i Hornafiri, Hornafirdi, community of Hornafjoerur, Hornafjoerdur, eastern Iceland, Europe

Oct 5, 2008 Mt Vernon, Washington Salmon fishing on the "Blakes Drift" section of the Skagit River with Swinomish Tribal members Mike Cladoosby and his deckhand Kevin Day. This kind of fishing is only allowed for the tribes, and is called drift netting where the net is cast at one side of the river and the boat crosses the river and drifts down. We caught mostly Chum and a few silvers, United States of America

Oct 6, 2008 Mt Vernon, Washington Salmon fishing on the "Blakes Drift" section of the Skagit River with Brian Cladoosby, Chairman Swinomish Tribal Community. This kind of fishing is only allowed for the tribes, and is called drift netting where the net is cast at one side of the river and the boat crosses the river and drifts down. Catching Chums and Silvers, United States of America

Fisherman throws a cast net into the Congo River at sunset.

Oct 6, 2008 Mt Vernon, Washington Salmon fishing on the "Blakes Drift" section of the Skagit River with Brian Cladoosby, Chairman Swinomish Tribal Community. This kind of fishing is only allowed for the tribes, and is called drift netting where the net is cast at one side of the river and the boat crosses the river and drifts down. Catching Chums and Silvers, United States of America

Oct 5, 2008 Mt Vernon, Washington Salmon fishing on the "Blakes Drift" section of the Skagit River with Swinomish Tribal members Mike Cladoosby and his deckhand Kevin Day. This kind of fishing is only allowed for the tribes, and is called drift netting where the net is cast at one side of the river and the boat crosses the river and drifts down. We caught mostly Chum and a few silvers, United States of America

Fisherman throwing net at sunset