A redundant and rotting wooden pier in Woolwich, not far
from the Thames Barrier, is given new life as a home and working site for a
fisherman. But this is not your typical rod-based, western-style fishing.
Instead the techniques to be used are more ancient ones imported from China.
They consist, firstly, of the casting of large nets into the river from steel
frames attached to the pier's edge, as a form of mass fishing; and secondly, in
more targeted fashion, the use of cormorants in boats which catch fish but have
a loose cord around their neck so they don't swallow. This cross-cultural
activity is symbolic of a River Thames which is increasingly remediated and
full of tasty catches.
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