Hawkes Bay

Hawkes Bay Balochistan Slides

Near Hawkes Bay, Karachi

Between 1993-1994 I lived and worked in a small Baluch fishing village near Hawkes Bay, Abdur Rehman Goth, just west of Karachi, Pakistan (goth is the Baluchi word for village). My main research goals were to conduct an ethnoarchaeological study of

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Hawkes Bay, near Karachi

Near-shore fishing requires the use of boats and larger, stronger nets than the inshore fisheries. The Baluchi boats are stylistically different from the Sindhi boats.

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Boat being hauled ashore

Every morning many boats are hauled down into the water with help from other fishermen waiting to get to their boats. This is an extremely cooperative move by all the fisherfolk within the village. Every evening these boats are hauled back up.

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Fishing boat

Traditionally, boats used a lateen (triangular) sail. However, now the primarily means of locomotion is the side-mounted motor-propeller system.

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Fishing in Hawkes Bay Forward

Long gill nets of various sizes and configurations are set in areas along the coast. The type of net and the fishing grounds vary in accordance to season and type of fish that is being caught.

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Young fisherman

Fishing usually begins early in the morning. Fisherfolk often leave well before the sun rises and return in the early afternoon.

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Drawing nets

Nets are drawn up by hand along the side of the boat. It is very strenuous and tiring work that can take up to 60 to 90 minutes per net.

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Sting Ray being pulled aboard

Fish, like this large sting ray, are pulled on board and then removed from the nets. Prior to removing the sting rays, the stinger had to be snapped off. Otherwise, the flailing tail could impale unlucky fishermen.

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Fish below deck

Fish are stowed beneath the floor boards of the boat's deck to protect them from the sun. The traditional vessels do not carry ice and it is important to keep these fish out of the sun so that they do not spoil.

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Sua Fish

Seasonal variation in fish occurs and is important to document these changes in order to understand seasonal fishing patterns in the present as well as the past.

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Hawkes Bay

Near Hawkes Bay, Karachi

Hawkes Bay, near Karachi

Boat being hauled ashore

Fishing boat

Fishing in Hawkes Bay Forward

Young fisherman

Drawing nets

Sting Ray being pulled aboard

Fish below deck

Sua Fish

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