Methods of Fishing in Ghana: Glass Bottle and Gari Tilapia Fish Trap

Kudjo (below) uses whiskey and gin bottles he had collected from funerals and drinking bars as traps to entrap blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) in the Densu River in Accra, Ghana's capital city. But this method of fishing can only help so much. Kudjo catches only smaller or stunted lagoon tilapia. He will need a lot of small tilapias in order to earn up to around $5 each day. Tilapia fishing in Ghana: Urban poor fisherman in Ghana displays a glass bottle he uses to catch blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) in the Densu River. Accra, Ghana. Copyright © 2020 Muntaka ChasantFishing in Ghana: Older African fisherman uses bottles as fish traps to catch blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) in the Densu Delta in Accra, Ghana's capital city. Copyright © 2020 Muntaka Chasant What is the Object Inside the Glass Bottle Trap? Glass bottle fish traps in Ghana: A fisherman had mixed Gari and palm oil kernel as a bait to attract blackchin tilapia. Gari is a granular flour made from cassava. Copyright © 2020 Muntaka Chasant Kudjo thickens Gari, a granular flour made from cassava tubers, with palm kernel oil, and push the dough into the bottle as a bait to attract small blackchin tilapia. Blackchin Tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron): Catch of Blackchin Tilapia on an artisanal canoe in Accra, Ghana. Copyright © 2020 Muntaka Chasant African man smile: Older African man who uses bottles to catch small blackchin tilapia in Ghana smiles for the camera. Copyright © 2020 Muntaka Chasant Copyright © 2020 Muntaka Chasant