Otter Fishing - Bangladesh

March 1997
In the world's most crowded country, Bangladesh, it's hard to imagine there's any room for nature. But we discover a unique relationship between man and beast.

Crashing around in a log box, two otters in rope harnesses are desperate to get to their food. A fisherman lifts the lid and out they dive to munch on the fishtails scattered outside their wooden cage. Bengali fishermen use these otters to herd fish into their nets. Every year Bengali menfolk bid their families farewell and sail downstream to catch their fish. With a sharp smack on the bottom, the otters are dispatched into the water and told to swim for their keep! More often than not, they get caught up in the nets and incur verbal abuse from their masters. As crimson sunset falls, the fishermen cook by their fires and the otters curl up in the boxes and go to sleep.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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News & Politics

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• animals
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[joycena02]

The answer to the question 3:33 "How do you train the otters?" was "They learn from their parents, they get trained working alongside with their parents", and answer to "do you like otters?" was, "they are like our friends, we depend on them, if they do not help we won't be able to earn and feed ourselves"

[WhiteTheTruth]

OTTER ARMY!!! FORWARD!!!

[Y05H1ROX]

Theres no need to slap the otters now!

[Swisscheez92]

lmao @ 4:06

[zelastjoker]

why....can't they just bloody well fish for themselves....leave the otter's in peaces. sigh.....

[roasty80]

I hate animal cruelty

[503zzach]

Awesome video! Very sad but it reality. And not all people in the world whose are so blessed with good education or come from a wealthy rich family.

Thats a small boat, and after night, the fishermen also sleep on the boat, they are out for fishing for months. Look, when he was asked, fisherman said, they are his friends. And about behavior, their expressions are like that.

To all the fuckin' haters, judgemental people (rich spoiled brat) need to fuck off and go to hell!

[NikoDPhotography]

@ 4:05 why the fucked he smack the thing!? D:<

[rono2381]

@pakistanisholeland R u sick??? then go to mental hospital..

[HusbandnWifeDuo]

Very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[bakaranger1991]

@pakistanisholeland I really should thank you. You make good jokes. I like it. Yeap, We are Nazis alright. But, only in your case. I gotta be honest mate. I don't hate Jews. Don't hate Markinis. Accept, that guy. I just hate pakis. We will turn your country in to a pool of blood, your blood. Just like last time homie. Yeap, we used to eat Dolphins. It's true. But, thats old shit. Yeah! We are so BAAAAADDD.

[bakaranger1991]

@QRF11B I mean just because of one video. where we don't kill the creatures. Don't eat them. They just catch fish. It's really rare too. What's the problem?