Fishing Palk Bay

Along the southeastern coast of India lies a 100km long and 40km wide shallow warm sea, which sustains a unique ecosystem. In the past, the Palk Bay was renowned as an area where traders could find bountiful natural pearls, but now, due to mechanised fishing, the ecosystem has diminished.

Although the Palk Bay may be the shallowest bit of sea, it conceals well its fast-vanishing natural and cultural wealth. There are still people who follow sustainable traditional fishing practices that leave a smaller footprint on the fragile underwater ecosystem. Fishing Palk Bay explores the breadth and depth of the local communities' ingenuity and skill, and even the paradoxes that they produce each day, through the extraordinary science and art that is fishing.

Sara - Wildlife Filmmaker

Sara

Wildlife Filmmaker

Sara is a wildlife filmmaker working with channels like the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery. He has shot numerous films, including the award winning series `Secrets of Wild India'. Sara is the founder of Evanescence studios and Indian Wildlife Channel, both of which are based out of Chennai. He posts as @sarawildlife on Instagram.

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