This scene is a work from the art book Forgotten Heroes, in which Ezra Böhm documented 17 traditional crafts across the Netherlands. This image appears in the chapter Fishing Weir.
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In the province of Zeeland we find the last traditional fishing-weir family in the world.
The Van Dort family is a centuries-old fishing family and a well-known name in the region. They are the only ones in the Netherlands where you can still get fresh unsalted anchovies.
The Van Dort family still sails out twice a day to empty their weirs, but the past 4 years this has been in vain. Since 2019, the fish catch has suddenly collapsed. Until then, they regularly caught 2,500 kilograms pet year. This year, they haven’t caught a single kilo of anchovies.
“Since the installation of the windmills in 2019 in the North Sea off the Oosterschelde, the fish catch has suddenly completely collapsed. That can’t be a coincidence,” says Rian van Dort.
The family receives little support from the government. “If we don’t get help, in a few years we won’t exist anymore,” says Rian. In that case, the last weir-fishing family will also be forced to quit and the craft lost forever.
A B O U T T H E F R A M E
Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper and framed in collaboration with the renowned artisan G&G Framing Atelier, using a thick, handmade dark-brown wooden frame. The print is float-mounted for added depth and a unique finish. The entire piece is protected behind museum glass. View pictures of the list and close-ups of the work below.
A B O U T T H E F R A M E
Most likely, fishing with a weir or similar technique is as old as mankind itself. Fishing with a weir is a hunting technique based on the tidal action of the water. By using fencing, sometimes up to one kilometer long, fish are driven into the trap when the water level drops.
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