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3153-2.jpg Native fishermen in the "Mens House" working on net. <br> 3153-3.jpg Another worker on a net<br> 3153-4.jpg Collecting Mangrove leves & tying them to rope.<br> 3153-5.jpg Close-up tying leaves to the long rope<br> 3153-6.jpg Preparing rope for the Fish Surround<br> 3153-12.jpg Boat leaving to join the surround.<br> 3152-13.jpg Center person:"Mhoiti", Leader of the Net"searched for best location for "surround".<br> 3155-1.jpg Boats are signaled where to meet for the Surround<br> 3153-17.jpg Boats arrive at site<br> 3153-16.jpg Boats arrive at site<br> 3054-18.jpg Boats arrive and try to tie up at coral near the surface.<br> 3054-2.jpg<br> 3054-10.jpg Ropes with leaves start the surround.<br> 3054-13.jpg Surround continues<br> 3155-16.jpg Surround continues<br> 3155-17.jpg Surround continues<br> 3155-13.jpg Surround tightens circle, Net in foreground<br> 3156-2a.jpg Arrived at final circle<br> 3156-4.jpg Tightened circle with fish forced towards net. Escaping fish-speared.<br> 3156-9.jpg Keeping fish in net<br> 3156-3.jpg Gathering at close circle<br> 3156-5.jpg Holding fish in every way!<br> 3156-6.jpg Hanging on to fish-every way!<br> 3156-10-2.jpg V shaped net getting lifted to unload<br> 3156-20.jpg Lifting full net into boat<br> 3156-14.jpg Celebrating the catch<br> 3156-16.jpg Viewing their hard work<br> 3156-13.jpg Day's catch. Many are "reef fish" very much part of their diet. <br> 3157-6.jpg Unloading at small off-shore island<br> 3157-3.jpg getting fish ashore in many ways<br> 3157-11.jpg Unloading process continues.<br> 3157-12.jpg Dividing the catch begins<br> 3157-17.jpg Mohoiti presides over fish distribution.<br> 3157-8.jpg He calls the name of each to claim his share.<br> 3157-7.jpg Close-up: Mohoiti<br> 3157-19.jpg Fishermen start claiming their shares<br> 3158-2.jpg Getting ready to sail home with fish stung on Palm frond-fibre!<br> 3158-1.jpg A bit of competition, but the Chief will always get the largest fish of the day.<br> 3158-3.jpg Older men get the larger fish, but all get equal weight. <br> 3153-15.jpg Close-up - starting the trip home.<br> 3155-10.jpg Close-up of two fishermen headed home to Pohnpei <br> 3158-7.jpg End of Surround, with last of boats sailing back to the village.<br>
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