Pound Net Studies

Unlike many other methods of net fishing, such as trawling, where literal tons of bycatch fish per haul can die, the use of pound nets is a sustainable method of harvesting fish, which has been used for centuries. The tide and natural water currents guide fish along these nets, where they find their way into the larger pound area for harvest. Once netted and measured, the targeted species is kept, and any unwanted species are released, alive.

This series, a study on pound nets in coastal Atlantic waterways, are photographed to show their delicate relationship with the environment that surrounds them.