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Catch
“Don’t stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.” Chinese proverb
Fishing has been one of man's main pursuits throughout the ages.
Asia's oceans, lakes and rivers provide for a substantial part of people's diets.
Ingenious contraptions and clever devices have been constructed to gather a bountiful catch or simply to ensure food on the table.
Nets come in all colours, shapes and sizes, rods short and long, bamboo traps, small enough to hold a handful of river crabs or oversized to capture a catfish of monstrous proportions.
Asia Unique catches the richness of this fascinating continent.
“Catch” highlights the extraordinary diversity of fishing methods across Asia, captured in 117  stunning colour photographs and enriched by inspirational Asian quotes and proverbs related to the act of fishing.
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