Casting Networks: Mobile fishing in India
Posted on Sep 01, 2011 under Fishing | 25 Comments
Mobile phones are increasingly sophisticated these days, but there is one use you might not have considered — catching fish. Indian trawler crews used to rely on luck for a good catch. But it is a different kind of net-work that is funding their fortunes — India’s fishermen find mobiles are where the money is. Mohan Kumar revs up his engine for a day of fishing off the coast of Kerala — the southernmost state in India. “I studied in school until the 7th grade but then I had to leave school because we were not economically well off, so I had to help my dad with fishing,” says Mohan Kumar, a fisherman from Kerala. Kumar is one of thousands of fishermen in the state who wake up at one o’clock to earn a living. For decades, fishermen like Kumar, relied on luck and prayer in order to find a good catch, but all that has changed since the introduction of the mobile phone in the state more than ten years ago. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
September 1st, 2011 at 3:08 pm
I just found a really cool cell phone jammer.google :- yapper zapper
September 1st, 2011 at 3:16 pm
@YouTheory we export used condoms to america as chewing gum.
September 1st, 2011 at 3:33 pm
@matt282886 i think u r from west because u think shit. fool
September 1st, 2011 at 4:24 pm
She is beautfiul, the woman..
September 1st, 2011 at 5:10 pm
@abh3092 that these people are able to improve their lives
and that they are managing the stock responsibly
September 1st, 2011 at 6:10 pm
lol never expected
September 1st, 2011 at 6:47 pm
wow i thought he to used cell phones as bait
September 1st, 2011 at 7:17 pm
thats one hairy indian
September 1st, 2011 at 7:44 pm
When I saw this video for some reason I thought they would actually be using the phone to catch fish, like attaching a line to it. I wonder if there’s a app for that?
September 1st, 2011 at 8:39 pm
@abh3092 not to mention the richest guy in UK is Indian lol
September 1st, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Fucking kari idoit
September 1st, 2011 at 9:00 pm
@JimmyMacJones –your dirty piece of white cloth!! you are a racist, just look at your profile!! it speaks volumes on your third grade mentality!!
September 1st, 2011 at 9:13 pm
@Helveticum13 —-you mean to say British rule, you probed our ass for 200 years, now we would probe for ass for the unending future.Our indian brothers in britian have captured all important economic activities there , and now we would love to loot you and shaft your asses!!
September 1st, 2011 at 9:21 pm
@abh3092 it sure had enough capability to probe your asses for 200 years
September 1st, 2011 at 9:55 pm
I wonder what the impact of it will be, if any. I mean for the fish. If they catch too much, it could decrease the fish population to dangerous levels? I don’t know, just wondering…
September 1st, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@neoliberalsoicalist –and what is that point?
September 1st, 2011 at 11:14 pm
@CaptMidn1ght –all indians are not the same,some are hairy others are not
September 1st, 2011 at 11:27 pm
every one is missing the point.
September 1st, 2011 at 11:34 pm
@abh3092 Maybe but I don’t think I’ve seen anyone as hairy as an Indian man
Except maybe a French woman
September 1st, 2011 at 11:54 pm
@Helveticum13 –you mean to say India brought space technology from a country like Britain which does not even have the capability to launch 1 gram of thing into space, leave alone sending 1200 kg probe into moon.
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:23 am
@Tuskarr –those people in the video are not peasants!! they are fisherman!!
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:43 am
@CaptMidn1ght — indians are Caucasians,all Caucasians are hairy!!
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:51 am
@YouTheory — stupid donkey! india is the largest producer of condoms,india is a democracy and cannot force one child policy on it’s people.India’s population growth is already slow!
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:10 am
India Needs to implement A ONE CHILD policy, To many people = no food for the rest, these fish look like they barely 2 weeks old …. over fishing will leave no fish and greed for money destroys the environment. USA send more condoms for them and establish One child policy like china …
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:44 am
I hope they’ll manage the resource rather than overexploiting it.