Katie and Fishermen Pt 2

My friend Bless and I went to talk to the fishermen again this morning, at 11am. It was sunny and beautiful and people were more receptive than the last time we were there. We spoke to three different fishermen this time:

Guy #1:

• Lives near here, Chinese, finds his spot at Catherine Slip to be a good spot to fish, comes about every day
• Throws away small fishes and brings the big ones back and cooks them for his family
• When asked what he would do if there were private developments that made it so he could not fish there anymore, he said he would just leave
• Feels like he has freedom to fish there and "anywhere in Manhattan" and hasn't had problems with feeling watched by the police

Guy #2:

• Lives nearby, younger, Asian, speaks English, 2nd time fishing there
• Used to fish at 23rd, but came here because it is closer to where he lives
• Said that the best place to fish is probably near where the seagulls are
• Spends most of his time playing video games and paintball
• Is disappointed because he hasn't caught anything yet
• Wants to try freshwater instead of salt water fishing

Guy #3:

• Lives nearby, Chinese, comes here everyday
• Says everywhere along the waterfront is good for fishing
• Doesn't catch much, but what he does he throws back
• Feels like he has a lot of freedom at the waterfront
• If police came and told him not to fish anymore, he said he would show them his green card
  

I think I might write my next paper more about these fishermen observations and try doing more mapping for the paper after that.