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Caretakers have following duties:

Daily inspections of the structure perimeters. Repair of net damage and broken bamboo posts.

The vigilance and security against poaching by fishermen. Fish pens have strategically located guardhouses and day and night patrols composed of caretakers that rove in motorized boats around the fish pen in shifts.

Harvesting. When the fish stock is already of a suitable market size, the operators prepare to harvest and simultaneously monitor fluctuations in market price to enable them to market their product at the best time. In the event of a looming typhoon, however, most owners choose to harvest their crop hastily even at low price.

Comments

[hans]

just want to add that these realy beautifull photos make me read these interesting stories, that i might otherwise have ignored....

[Legabal]

Fabulous place. I like the perfect b&w of your image.^.

[max]

it would be nice to spend a night on one of those stick houses.

[outdoorexposure]

nice capture the people activities...love those two kinds shot:-))

[Alicia]

Those huts in the water are beautiful. I don't know how comfortable they are to live in, but they make me think of a tropical paradise.

[rach]

glad you're back to what you love and do best.

i can't help but wonder how these people fared during the storm. i heard that many fishing pens have been affected by the harsh weather. i hope these people are safe and doing well right now.

rach

[Ashish Sidapara]

Lovely series, love the 3rd shot of 2 kids .. too good!!

[Suby]

Lovely monochrome shots.

Suby

[Moussa]

At least you're safe and well. Great photos.

[cecille]

hey, you're back! the pose of the two kids are very pinoy ... the mr. pogi pose :)

[benj]

excellent shots, dude. Unreal, it almost makes me want to study photography even if I have no talent at it whatsoever.

I initially thought it was somewhere in Mindanao - didnt expect it to be so close to home. :) thanks for visiting my blog.

[Mike Dougan]

Another excellent series Sydney. I'm learning a lot about the Philippines from your post's.

[charles ravndal]

Lovely pictures as usual!!

[Ymir]

very nice. there's something different but i cant tell. must be the color.

[ade]

As the great-grandson of a fisherman from Laguna de Bay, I find this entry awesome.

[anton]

You're gonna be the world's expert on the Philippines!

[niceheart]

I like the picture of the two kids.

[Shazeen Samad]

each image creates a differnt mood here...

[don Wiley]

A fine series. The younsters have great expressions. The operators have quite an interprise to protect.
Great looking black and white work.

[Vince]

Hi, tnx for the visit. and here, i like the spontaniety, which is lacking in me. Great work it is!

[Kyels]

I love the kids shot. Their expressions; it really is nice.

(:

[Intern]

Love the portraits ... the kid is so cute ... and you always do excellent job at covering whatever you choose to cover.

[pieterbie]

Glad you are back more or less to normal again.
Love the shot of the kids!

[SD]

The shot of the two kids is priceless. I like how you captured their expressions.

Sorry about the double post, I got confused.

[SD]

I hope everything works out for you. Good luck getting electricity/internet access back quickly.