Cormorant fishing

One of the places that still practices cormorant fishing is in the city of Fuefuki River, Japan, located here.

Cormorant fishing

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 from around 960 AD. and recorded from other places throughout the world.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant fishing