2 September 2024
Within the Nice Lakes area fishermen complain about double-crested cormorants competing with them for fish and demand that they be killed however in different international locations fishermen work with cormorants to catch the most important fish.
Cormorants naturally hunt and catch fish underwater. Those that fish with cormorants practice them to carry giant fish again to the boat by putting a unfastened snare round their necks that enables them to swallow small fish however not giant ones. Once they carry a big fish again they’re fed small fish as a reward.
The origins of cormorant fishing are obscure however the observe continues to be used immediately in China, Japan, Peru and Greece, although primarily for the vacationer trade. Solely in southwestern China is it nonetheless employed commercially.
The species of cormorant used relies on what’s native to the world. In China, the nice cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). In Japan, the Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus). In Peru, the neotropic cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum).
Watch cormorants at work in southwestern China.
