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- Cormorant_fishing abstract "Cormorant fishing is a traditional fishing method in which fishermen use trained cormorants to fish in rivers. Historically, cormorant fishing has taken place in Japan and China since about 960 AD. This technique has also been used in other countries but is currently under threat in China.To control the birds, the fishermen tie a snare near the base of the bird's throat. This prevents the birds from swallowing larger fish, which are held in their throat, but the birds can swallow smaller fish. When a cormorant has caught a fish in its throat, the fisherman brings the bird back to the boat and has the bird spit the fish up. Though cormorant fishing once was a successful industry, its primary use today is to serve the tourism industry.The types of cormorants used differ based on the location. In Gifu, Japan, the Japanese Cormorant (P. capillatus) is used; Chinese fishermen often employ Great Cormorants (P. carbo). Darters (Anhinga), which are very close relatives of cormorants, are also used for this fishing technique on occasion.".
- Cormorant_fishing thumbnail Peche_cormorans.jpg?width=300.
- Cormorant_fishing wikiPageID "2446416".
- Cormorant_fishing wikiPageRevisionID "605464531".
- Cormorant_fishing hasPhotoCollection Cormorant_fishing.
- Cormorant_fishing subject Category:Cormorants.
- Cormorant_fishing subject Category:Fishing_techniques_and_methods.
- Cormorant_fishing type Ability105616246.
- Cormorant_fishing type Abstraction100002137.
- Cormorant_fishing type Cognition100023271.
- Cormorant_fishing type FishingTechniquesAndMethods.
- Cormorant_fishing type Know-how105616786.
- Cormorant_fishing type Method105660268.
- Cormorant_fishing type PsychologicalFeature100023100.
- Cormorant_fishing type Technique105665146.
- Cormorant_fishing comment "Cormorant fishing is a traditional fishing method in which fishermen use trained cormorants to fish in rivers. Historically, cormorant fishing has taken place in Japan and China since about 960 AD. This technique has also been used in other countries but is currently under threat in China.To control the birds, the fishermen tie a snare near the base of the bird's throat. This prevents the birds from swallowing larger fish, which are held in their throat, but the birds can swallow smaller fish.".
- Cormorant_fishing label "Cormorant fishing".
- Cormorant_fishing label "Kormoranfischerei".
- Cormorant_fishing label "Pêche au cormoran".
- Cormorant_fishing label "鵜飼い".
- Cormorant_fishing label "鸬鹚捕鱼".
- Cormorant_fishing sameAs Kormoranfischerei.
- Cormorant_fishing sameAs Pêche_au_cormoran.
- Cormorant_fishing sameAs 鵜飼い.
- Cormorant_fishing sameAs m.0403m3k.
- Cormorant_fishing sameAs Q1784476.
- Cormorant_fishing sameAs Q1784476.
- Cormorant_fishing sameAs Cormorant_fishing.
- Cormorant_fishing wasDerivedFrom Cormorant_fishing?oldid=605464531.
- Cormorant_fishing depiction Peche_cormorans.jpg.
- Cormorant_fishing isPrimaryTopicOf Cormorant_fishing.