TITLE : SEINE FISHING IN MARTINIQUE
Reference : MAR/99002 Version : french Durée : 14'00"
Summary : You will discover the ancestral technique of net fishing still practised on the north Caribbean coast of Martinique. Local fishermen submerge their 500 m wide nets deep in the sea, 400 m from the shore. This net will then be dragged from the shore and the catch of the day will then cooked in "blaff" a succulent broth supposedly named for the sound the fish makes when it is first plopped into simmering water. The day starts early in the morning with the traditional drink, ti-punch or "take-off" made with rum, sugar and a zest of lime, instead of coffee.
Images : "Take-off" on the beach. Fishermen on the beach dragging the nets, and catching the fish. Preparation and tasting of the blaff, with music, singing and dancing on the beach.
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