Oct 23, 2012 Xianfosi waters, Laifeng county, Hubei province. [Photo/CFP] Zhang Ziqiang, 44, from China’s Hubei province is one of the last remaining fishermen still using trained cormorants to haul in his catch. The practice, having been around since 960 AD, uses a line tied around the bird’s throat, allowing it to swallow only small fish, and when it snags a large fish, the fisherman pulls the bird back in and collects the bounty. To read the full China Daily story, click on Fishing with cormorants in Hubei.
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