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Traditional fishing listed as Heritage of Humanity

(19 Mar 2021) LEAD IN: A traditional fishing method in Tunisia known as Charfia has been registered by UNESCO on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. STORY-LINE: These fishermen are using the Charfia fishing technique, famous in the Tunisian Kerkennah Islands. The passive fishing technique has been the work of locals for hundreds of years and a source of income for all inhabitants. It has just been inscribed by UNESCO on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The technique "capitalises on the hydrographic conditions, seabed contours and natural resources", according to the United Nations' cultural agency. It uses palm fronds "embedded in the seabed to create a triangular barrier, blocking the path of the fish pulled in by the ebb tide and channelling them into capture chambers and finally into a net or trap," UNESCO says. Each Charfia space requires between 2,000 to 4,000 palm trees to build the walls. Most people in Kerkennah learn to fish from a young age. "I stopped going to school since the sixth grade and I started working with my father as a fisherman," says Wannes Gharsallah. As on land, each of the inhabitants of the city inherits a space in the sea from their ancestors. Some of the spaces are rented out each year at a public auction. "Charfia fish is the best; when the fish enters the Charfia, it will remain trapped for nights in the fishing net. It will stay fasting and it is not dead from a fishing hook. It is fresh," says a local of the island. The Charfia method is used between the fall and the month of June to allow the marine fauna to regenerate. It is an environmentally friendly technique. Islanders use palm trees imported from the city of Gabès in southern Tunisia to apply this method. The Tunisian state is trying to use the UNESCO inscription to raise awareness among Tunisians about this tradition and to attract tourists from all over the world. "This pushes us to become attached to our heritage and to preserve it," says Amal Hachana, the general manager of the Heritage Enhancement and Cultural Promotion Agency. "It is a living heritage linked to human beings. And as long as it is practiced, it is a heritage," she adds. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...