TW-1304558 Sulphuric Fire Fishing on the North Coast

北海岸夜行磺火船

This postcard shows traditional sulphuric fire fishing practiced near Jinshan 金山on Taiwan's north coast.

这是一种古老的捕鱼技艺,渔民利用巨大磺火光来吸引青鳞鱼群,目前台湾北部沿海有4艘渔¬船保留此项古老技艺,只有夏天的夜晚才有机会以这种方式捕鱼,现在这已经成为一项地方¬特色.

This is an ancient fishing technique. Fishermen use a huge sulphuric fire to attract [qīng lín] Harengula fish (see notes below). Currently there are only 4 fishing boats in Taiwan's northern coast that keep this traditional art alive.  It is only in the night and in Summer that this type of fishing can take place.

Note:

Harengula [qīng lín 青鳞鱼] is a genus of herrings that occur mostly in the western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, with one species in the eastern Pacific Ocean. There are currently four described species.

This postcard was sent by Cara (17 July 2014) Postcrossing.