Here's how fishermen in Taiwan use fire to catch hordes of fish

In Taiwan, men catch fish with fire.

It's an ancient practice called "sulfuric fire fishing." Here's how they do it:

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There are only a handful of boats that still fish with fire. This is one of them.

Source: Fisheries and Fishing Port Affairs Management Office of the New Taipei City Government

The fire fishing season only lasts a few months every summer in the Jinshan District of New Taipei.

Source: Fisheries and Fishing Port Affairs Management Office of the New Taipei City Government

So few people practice this method that the Taiwanese government recently deemed it a cultural asset.

Source: Fisheries and Fishing Port Affairs Management Office of the New Taipei City Government