Saturday, December 31, 2005


The fishermen arrive to the shore from sea after a day's catch.

"We are getting back to our normal life, after affected by the Tsunami " says forty five year old Mohamed Abdulla

"Kurulla" fish is being sorted

The shark is sold for Rs.1,200, and not allowed to cut into pieces and sell

The fisherman of Arugam Bay say that they were affected by the war earlier, and now by the Tsunami

First bargain of the day gets underway on the sea shore

Forty year old Mohamed Hussain has been fishing for more than two decades. He says that ,although the new technology is growing faster than ever before, but it has made very little change in his life

The soldiers of the Special Task Force provide security for the fishermen

The fishermen got some fishing boats, and fishing nets recently

The fishermen having a chat after the sale, before they go home with the fish to cook

The fishermen very rarely catch the big fish during this time of the year

The main source of income in Arugam Bay is fishing

Arugam Bay sea shore starts to bustle after a year

Fifty two year old Mohamed Basheer is still waiting for his fishing boat from the sea

The fishermen work tirelessly from dawn to dusk