Pulicat Lake
Vast brackish lagoon of shallow waters, fishing villages, prawn grounds and migratory flamingos.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Pulicat Lake, the brackish lagoon north of Chennai, is about who gets to fish its water and how that gets decided. It follows the fishing villages along the shore, their councils and the old caste rules of the paadu system, and the prawns and mullet that everything turns on. You'll also hear how the shrimp are caught after dark, with a barricade and a net built for the ebbing tide. Best heard from the shore, looking out over the shallows.
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