Often these workers speak different languages from the vessels' captains or fishing masters, cannot swim and live in terrible, inhumane conditions.
This is also the largest display of cormorant fishing in all of Japan, with six fishing masters going down the river at the same time, using their birds to catch ayu sweetfish.
Vessel owners, in particular Kiichro Yorozuya, and fishing masters, especially the late Koji Ito, and crew provided wonderful friendships, and knowledge and assistance at sea and ashore.
Fishing masters are trained at the Skippers School in Skagen, which provides courses for those who want to become Fishing Master of 3rd degree (restricted) and Fishing Master of 1st degree (unlimited), both according to international agreements.
And Geisha, where Eric Ripert, Le Bernardin's four-star fish master, consults.
Cold-fish Masters needs help recruiting female volunteers for sexperiments and also not freaking everyone out with his bowtie.
Stanji Ben, fly-fishing master, often has to break ice off his rod while fishing at any time outside of the busy summer months.
A further tool is a small handbook of questions in various languages with a common numbering system so that the appropriate numbered question can be asked and shown to the fishing vessel master in his/her language.
Flying Fish, Law, Gloucester 2 ds., with fish to master.
