http://www.davidgreedy.com/blog/2008/01/26/goin-fishing/ the life and work of a freelance photojournalist Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.davidgreedy.com/blog/2008/01/26/goin-fishing/comment-page-1/#comment-14 David Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:54:51 +0000 http://www.davidgreedy.com/2008/01/26/goin-fishing/#comment-14 yes they use phones, but only when close to the shore. am still on standby but hopefully will head out tonight - and way out. actually we'll be very close to chinese waters it would seem... for navigation the ultimate tool is the hand-held GPS devise which they all now have and use. expensive, but a very handy tool. once in port, they all tend to work for various fish traders, so the fish is brought in and immediately iced and sent to manila where they can get the most for the fish. sadly, it means that getting good quality fish locally is harder and harder - and increasingly more expensive. another reason that pork, one of the most expensive livestock to grow, is actually cheaper per kilo than fish. yes they use phones, but only when close to the shore. am still on standby but hopefully will head out tonight – and way out. actually we’ll be very close to chinese waters it would seem… for navigation the ultimate tool is the hand-held GPS devise which they all now have and use. expensive, but a very handy tool. once in port, they all tend to work for various fish traders, so the fish is brought in and immediately iced and sent to manila where they can get the most for the fish. sadly, it means that getting good quality fish locally is harder and harder – and increasingly more expensive. another reason that pork, one of the most expensive livestock to grow, is actually cheaper per kilo than fish.

]]> http://www.davidgreedy.com/blog/2008/01/26/goin-fishing/comment-page-1/#comment-13 jeff Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:49:08 +0000 http://www.davidgreedy.com/2008/01/26/goin-fishing/#comment-13 do they have cell phones? maybe that sounds like a stupid question... but i heard in west africa the fisherman use traditional fishing methods but use cell phones to keep track of weather (via sms) and to negotiate with the markets for the best price for their catch. do they have cell phones?
maybe that sounds like a stupid question… but i heard in west africa the fisherman use traditional fishing methods but use cell phones to keep track of weather (via sms) and to negotiate with the markets for the best price for their catch.

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