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Underwater Netting |
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| Suddenly the peaceful reef turns into a pandemonium with the divers all jumping in with great splashes. The poor fish run away from such confusion to find themselves entangled in the net. | |
Moorish Idol (Zanclus Cornutus) |
 Chocolate Surgeonfish (Acanthurus Pyroferus) |
 Parrotfish (Scarus Brevifilis) |
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| The divers descent onto the poor fish and bite them in the head killing them instantaneously before taking them from the net. A "lava-lava" (wrap-around) can not be considered a very practical diving outfit but for the Tuvaluans anything will do. | |
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| After bagging the catch the group swim down a couple of hundred meters to the next spot and repeat the operation. The net can be seen over the shoulders of one of the divers. In the background a ship loading phosphate | |
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