The environment of the past and present. - On the Mimbres pot two fish fight over a worm. Diameter: 12.08 inches, UCM.
UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)

These women sell their fish at a market in the Rimac neighbourhood of Lima. The pelicans are waiting to get their hands on a bite. - Peru - Lima - 1969

On the Caribbean coast of Honduras, after returning from an especially miraculous catch. A black girl from the town of La Ceiba offers beautiful fish to passers-by. The blacks form a sizeable population that has settled preferably in the low-lying, tropical areas of the Central American republics, more precisely along the Atlantic coastline. This ethnic group has preserved many traditions in which the African element is always present. Indeed, all these blacks are more or less direct descendants of the slaves who were brought to America during the 16th and 17th centuries by the Spanish conquerors. This odious trade in ‘ebony wood’ was motivated by the fact that the Westerners had exterminated most of the Indians who, prior to the Colony, populated the islands of the Caribbean Sea and the American continent. Lacking manpower, the whites decided to replace the natives with Africans, who were given the most arduous work. - 1977

Kayar is a small coastal town in Senegal, north of Dakar. Traditional fishing is the most important economic activity in Kayar. A girl sells fish at the market. - Senegal - 1969

312 - In Djaren (Tadrart). - Fish shown from different perspectives: one in profile, another, which is very rare, from an aerial view. This highlights the engravers’ familiarity with aquatic fauna. From the head to the tip of the tail of the large fish: 0.50 m.

Sunda Kelapa is Jakarta's historic old harbour. Here, a young fisherman has laid out his caught fish to dry. – 1990

Fish for sale at the market in Yogyakarta. – 1990

You can even buy ornamental fish for your aquarium at the market in Yogyakarta. – 1990

At the fish market in Makassar (formerly Ujung Pandang). Fresh fish and seafood are grilled or prepared in the Makassar style, often with hot spices. – Sulawesi – 1990

Here is the fisherman's catch from the previous picture. These are fresh soldierfish (genus Myripristis). They are known for their bright red colour and very large eyes. They are often found in Asian fish markets. – Sulamadaha – Ternate – Moluccas – 1990

This girl sells dried fish at the market in Banda Neira – Maluku – 1990

Dried fish is among the items on offer at the market in Ternate – Moluccas – 1990

Fish market in Matara, Sri Lanka. The scene is typical of fish markets on the south-west coast of the country, where fishermen sell their daily catch directly at the harbour or on the beach. – 1990

The building in the picture is Mipura Hall, the former town hall of Negombo. It is considered one of the most historically significant places in the city and is an important testament to its colonial past. The building is located directly on Lellama, Negombo's large fish market. Fish is traditionally laid out to dry in the sun on the square in front of it, a process that is central to the local economy. – 1990

At the large fish market in Negombo, known as Lellama, a vendor offers fresh fish for sale. – 1990

These are the ingredients for a typical fish curry dish from the Malabar Coast in the south-western Indian state of Kerala. In the local dialect, Malayalam, these mackerel-like fish are called ayila. At the top left you can see coconut flakes, next to them small onions, salt, dried yellow tamarind peel, Indian pepper (ground pepper pods) and, in the middle, a brownish soy paste. Below these, from left to right, are fresh green chillies, tomatoes, a sprig of a laurel-like shrub – simply known as curry leaves in South India – and garlic. – 1990

A fishmonger at a market in the Indian town of Vasco da Gama (often simply called ‘Vasco’) in the state of Goa, sheltering from the sun under a striking red parasol. – 1990

Traditional method of drying fish at Colva Beach, Goa. The fish (often mackerel or sardines) are laid out in neat rows on nets or coconut fibre mats in the blazing sun to preserve them through evaporation. This can take several days. Once the fish are completely dried, they are packed and sold at local markets. Dried fish is an important staple food, as it can be stored for long periods without refrigeration. – 1990

On Colva Beach, south of Panaji (or Panjirn), the capital of the territory of the same name, which also includes the former Portuguese colony of Goa. The dwarf mackerel laid out here to dry in the sun are turned over by women several times a day. Dried fish is a valuable food reserve for the people living in coastal areas. – 1990

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