Traditional Fishing Practices

Images of individuals engaged in traditional fishing activities across various scenic locations, featuring tranquil waters and natural surroundings.

Africa, Benin, Ganvie. Young woman paddling dugout canoe with fishing nets in background.

traditional fishermen at Lake Bosumtwi near Abono in the Ashanti Region of central Ghana in West Africa

Africa, Benin, Ganvie. Colorful Tofinu woman selling fruit from dugout canoe on the waters of Lake Nokoue.

Woman collecting shellfish, Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia

Gambia, Woman walking bare footed towards water carrying straw on her head.

Boy throwing fishing net into river; Son Thouch, Cambodia

Tanzania, No Water No Life Mara River Expedition, Kirumi, Mara River, Masurua Swamp, woman collecting water amidst water hyacinth, marsh grass and papyrus

Africa, Benin, Ganvie. Young woman paddling dugout canoe with fishing nets in background.

Africa, Benin, Ganvie. Tofinu woman in dugout canoe on the waters of Lake Nokoue.

Mother and child walking at low tide off the port of Labuhanbajo, in the west of the island of Flores, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young boy in a outrigger canoe, Antsanitian Beach Resort, Mahajanga, Madagascar, Africa

India, West Bengal, Kolkata, Armenian Ghat, Hooghly River, Howrah Crossing. Bathing. (Editorial Use Only)

A fisherman uses burning palm fronds to char and waterproof the hull of his traditional wooden dhow boat, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Vijay Das, a 40-year-old resident of Nua Tila village, uses an improvised boat made from an abandoned water tank to navigate floodwaters. Trapped by heavy rains and mountain runoff, Vijay and his family are returning home with dry sand to help dry their house as floodwaters recede. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Fishermen with a traditional basket, caught fish in the canoe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia

Chattogram, Bangladesh - 26 November 2025: View of fishermen unloading their catch into baskets, the golden sunlight casting long shadows over the bustling harbor.

Children fish using an old sheet in tidal pools at low tide on Jambiani beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

The Indonesian woman with seaweed.

Man on a track in Obo Natural Park,Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe,Africa

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Intha fisherman gently paddling his boat across Inle Lake, Myanmar.

View of a lone fisherman in silhouette, balancing on his boat while holding a large conical net against a warm sunset, Intha, Shan, Myanmar Burma.

Myanmar. Shan State. Inle Lake. Intha fisherman rowing with his foot.

Rural people armed with Bamboo fish traps and nets take part in celebrating a 200-year winter fishing festival at the jofra beel of gasbari union of Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Father and son set of from the bank of the Amazon River in their dug out canoe, Amazon Region Brazil

People cutting grass for the cattle in the Keoladeo NP India

Mali, Niger Inland Delta. At dusk, a Bozo fisherman casts his net in the Niger River just north of Mopti.

A farmer and a rice worship ritual with a group of traditional dancers A farmer and a rice worship ritual with a group of traditional dancers ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 22052846 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Fisherman throwing net, Bahia de Navidad,Mexico

Local fishermen on stick in indian ocean, Sri lanka

Two young girls and a young man wrap up a fishing net after fishing during low tide.

Malagasy man and his son in a small boat, Maroantsetra, Madagascar, Africa

Children at Ganvie village where people are only get around by boat. The village is a unique village built on stilts, on Lake Nokoue near Cotonou, Benin.

Fisherman with a pirogue on the Senanayake Samudraya Lake, Gal Oya National Park, Sri Lanka, Indian subcontinent, South Asia

Bayahibe, Dominican Republic 1 January 2025: Young dominican boys fishing from rocks on the shore in bayahibe, dominican republic, with boats anchored in the background

Africa, Benin, Ganvie. Young boy with pirogue amid stilted structures on Lake Nokoue.

Woman with traditional hat, cone-shaped hat made of palm leaves, standing and rowing a wooden boat on the Mekong, load of fruit and vegetables, Mekong...

Myanmar, Burma, Mrauk U. Rakhine women and a girl return from Mrauk U market with woven bamboo baskets on their heads.

Satkhira, Bangladesh - 26 April 2025: View of an elderly couple standing atop a crumbling riverbank, their weathered faces etched with the stories of the shifting landscape.

Malagasy fishermen carrying wooden fishing boat over beach to sea in the fishing village Andavadoaka near Morombe, Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar, Africa

Fisherman Using Conical Net On Inya Lake; Shan State, Myanmar

Worker in rice paddy, near Tan Hoa, Tien Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Fishermen pulling in their nets to gather up their catch

Satkhira, Bangladesh - 26 April 2025: View of a woman in floral dress stands on a rocky outcrop against the backdrop of a wide expanse of water and boats.

Woman collecting Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) from her extensive garden in Muang Hat Hin, Laos

Two Intha fishermen steering traditional fishing boats by wrapping their leg around the oar, Inle Lake, Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Togo, surrounding of Lomè, washing in the river

Myanmar, Burma, Mrauk U. A young Rakhine woman draws water in aluminium pots from a rainwater pond near her village.

Argungu, Nigeria - 15 February 2027: View of a fisherman wading through shallow waters, holding fishing nets, with a crowd of participants visible in the background.

Having fished all night in the shallow waters of Lake Victorias Kavirondo Gulf near Kisumu, fishermen return to Dunga Beach soon after sunrise where men and women jostle to buy their catch of tilapia, Nile perch and the small Engraulicypris species.

Mentawai tribe man sitting in the canoe watching the landscape

COLLECTING FUELWOOD, NIGERIA. Mother and son collecting fuelwood from the forest and transporting it back to the village by boat. .

Great Britain, Scotland, Fife, Anstuther, boy at the beach throwing stones into water

Two farmers walking on the narrow border of the rice field, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

View of a woman in red attire sits on a white bench under the shade of a Pandanus tree, looking out to the turquoise ocean, Unawatuna, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Woman fishing from boat on Perfume River, Hue, North Central Coast, Vietnam

Colombia, San Bernardo Islands. Fisherman throwing a net.

Local man loading coconuts in to a boat at Batu Hatrim, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Owambo children fishing in a shallow pool (oshana) which characterize the region, in the background Makalani palm trees (Hyphaene petersiana), Omusati region, northern Namibia.

A woman in a colourful dress and headscarf sitting in the sea harvesting seaweed, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Tanzania, No Water No Life Mara River Expedition, Kirumi, Mara River, Masurua Swamp, woman collecting water amidst water hyacinth and papyrus

Tanzania, Zanzibar, Stone Town. Young men selling cashew nuts along the sandy beach near Stone Town.

Bali, Indonesia, July 07, 2015: Balinese kids playing with kites in the fields, Asia

Man walking with his children in field, Bongaigaon, Assam, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Women washing clothes by the river Ntem in the rainforest, Campo, Southern Region, Cameroon, Africa

Fishermen On Beach Near Kovalam

Fisherman from Ganvie village throwing net, a unique village built on stilts, on Lake Nokoue near Cotonou, Benin.

A Burmese woman panning for gold in a small stream near Putao in the north, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

MUI NE, VIETNAM, 26 JULY 2012 - A Vietnamese farmer (woman) her goods out of the wilderniss. Farming is essential for the survival of a large part of the Vietnamese population. Vietnam, 2012

lavando ropa en el . Río Cuatro Chorros, Lancetillo - La Parroquia, Franja Transversal del Norte , departamento de Quiché, Guatemala.

Woman with a load on her head on a bridge in Camp Kwando, lodge and campground on the Kwando River, Caprivi Strip or Okavango Strip, Namibia, Africa

On the morning with golden sunlight in the rice fields in rural Thailand, Farmers and their lifestyle of rice farming based on the seasons On the morning with golden sunlight in the rice fields in rural Thailand, Farmers and their lifestyle of rice farming based on the seasons ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 22052891 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Cambodia, Siem Reap. Two women paddling a boat.

Ethiopia, Lake Awassa. A young boy fishes with a bamboo fishing rod.

Kosrae, Micronesia (FSM). Young man cooking dinner over a coconut husk fire in his kitchen hut. (Editorial Use Only)

Fisherwomen, Ninh Binh, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thailand, Damnoen, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market with Vendor

India, Kerala, Kovalam - near, Fishermen hauling in nets on Chowara Beach

Boy displaying fish caught from the Karawari River, located in the Sepik area of Papua New Guinea; Sepik, Papua New Guinea

Fisherman with butterfly fishing net in a lake, Janitzio Island, Lake Patzcuaro, Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico

Younger woman fishing the traditional way, on Majuli Island, Assam, India, Asia

Uganda, Mukono District. Children collect water after a torrential downpour. (Editorial Use Only)

Two mid adult women weaving coconut leaf screens, Tamil Nadu, India

Native men on a bullock cart ride in the sea, bringing fish from a fishing boat ashore, fishing boats in the sea behind, early in the morning, the fishing village of Ngapali, Thandwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Asia

Surfer looking at wave

girl in a yellow dress resting in the park

Young man topless standing and holding bamboo fishing trap to catgh fish for cooking with beautiful woman sitting near swamp, Romantic Asian young farmer couple in rural lifestyle

Boy sitting in a field of rice Gangga Lombok Indonesia

Madagascar, Nosy Be, Young Girl On A Pirogue Canoe Wearing A Colourful Sarong And With Her Face Painted. Turquoise Sea.

A Person Sits Cross Legged On The Floor Doing Some Chopping, Sumatra Indonesia

IND, India, Kerala, Trivandrum : Fishermen at the beach, Malabar coast, south of Trivandrum |, Asia

OCT 3, 2018 Trat, Thailand - Thai fisherman working with fishing net on wooden fishing boat in mangrove canal of Ban Nam Chiao - Trat province.

Lake Inle fisherman, Inle, Myanmar.,10/24/2010

Fisherman back his net at sunset Burma

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Reisbäuerin, harvest worker, rice harvest,

Group of fishermen folding their fishing net, Uppuvelli, Tamil provinces, Sri Lanka

Smiling man enjoying a peaceful sunset in the countryside

Myanmar. Burma. Bagan. A Burmese man drives his ox cart to a dam to collect water in a locally made wooden barrel.

Fisherman with his net in River Mekong, Laos

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SEPIK RIVER, MEN CARVING DUGOUT CANOE FROM TREE TRUNK

Local family in canoe, dugout canoe, banana boat, Bangweulu swamps, Zambia, Africa

Bohol Island, Cebu, Philippines, Asia, People climbing on coconut palm tree

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