Age-old practice finds new meaning in Asian fisheries
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When the sun sets on this sleepy Thai fishing village, groups of fishermen sit with a guitar sipping Mekong whiskey. The songs they sing reflect their daily exploits, but they also reveal the sad times that have arrived. "Most of these fishermen are feeling the pinch," says an aquaculturist. Overfishing has left young men and women high and dry, singing the blues.
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Age-old practice finds new meaning in Asian fisheries
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