The beach of Fort Ilocandia is apparently a public fishing area. After I wake up, I always stroll towards the beach for a morning walk and see a group of fishermen doing this –
I was told this activity is called ‘daklis’ in Ilokano where fishermen from the same village would go and set up their net along the coastline to gather fish. Typically, there should be a spotter before they would cast their net. Then, together they would haul the net to shore.
The next morning, I stayed around long enough for me to see them actually bring in some fish. After about 30 minutes of hauling and swimming, I saw this group bring in just 5 small fish to shore. Very sad scenario. I felt sorry for the fishermen and the small fish who will never get to grow bigger to spawn more fish. I was told they would still divide the meager ‘harvest’ among themselves so they need to re-cast the net and hope for a bigger share the next time around for a decent meal.
One thing’s for sure, there ain’t never be any million peso-dinner for this folks.
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:50 am
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