Fishing

Yesterday we went "vivencial fishing" with a couple local fishermen.  This type of fishing supposedly doesn't harm the coastal ecosystems, but at the same time allows fishermen to continue their artesian trade.  I've been taught its specifics a few times,  but to me it just seems like fishing...

Anyway, we couldn't wait to real in some enormous monster tuna that we'd later have for dinner.  After getting pumped to do a little fishing, we hopped aboard and took off for some local fishing spots.  Instead of getting our hands dirty with bait and tackle, we ended up sitting on benches watching one of the fisherman set out TWO lines. (Woah, easy there fisherman, wouldn't want to catch too many fish).  For the next five hours, the boat splashed along at a snails pace as the four of us students talked/slept/complained about the lack of organization of the GAIAS program.  After an entire morning of fishing, we ended up catching zero fish.   That's fishing though, right?

We had dinner that night with the fisherman who took us out. We talked to him a bit about fishing, and the ecology of the surrounding region.  He turned out to be a very personable guy who gave us some cool opinions on topics we've been studying all semester.