Cham Island – Fishing Village
The daily work of fishermen at Cham Island fishing. From generation to generation, there are many families with a tradition of fishing… The fishing community of the Cham Island archipelago, mainly in the coastal waters around the islands with many different types of occupations (fishing gear)
Every day, the fishermen go to work on the beach, and products such as Cones, Snails, Scallops, and other fish are allowed to be caught by the fish industry regulations. Most vehicles have a travel time of about 1 day. A few means of fishing net, hand fishing, and throbbing net (gill net)
Most of the fishermen eat and drink on board. Usually in the afternoon before 17:00, the fishermen return to the mainland after a tiring working day to get strength for the next day’s fishing trips. Every year, before preparing to go to the sea for fishing in the male crop, the Cham Island fishermen often hold a worshiping ceremony at Ong Temple called the fishing ceremony.
Fishing ceremony or fish worshiping ceremony has been preserved and preserved for hundreds of years by fishermen. This is a spiritual festival bringing the cultural beauty of the inhabitants of Cham Island and has been preserved until today.
After the fishing ceremony, fishermen often organize sports and entertainment activities such as boat racing, bottle shaking, and tug of war … Cham Island Tourism has been developing and requires a sudden increase in seafood demand for tourists.
Years ago there was not enough product left to sell to tourists. Up to the present time Cham Island development, the need for tourists to visit and stay overnight on the island requires a large amount of seafood to enjoy.