Do you know what a real coastal fisherman’s workday looks like?

Hiiumaa’s eighth-graders don’t have to imagine it, they’ve experienced it firsthand!

During the “At Sea with a Fisherman” event, part of the island’s educational fish days, all of Hiiumaa’s 8th-grade students traded their desks for the fresh sea air for a day. Throughout the day, the youth learned the fundamentals of coastal fishing: they were introduced to various types of fishing gear, practiced essential maritime knots, and tested their knowledge in a fish-themed quiz.

The clear highlight of the day was the boat trip, where students joined a local coastal fisherman to actually check the trap nets.

Watch the video to see how the students fared with their knot-tying, what fishy facts they learned, and what exciting things they pulled from the sea!

Organizer: Hiiumaa Development Centre Foundation
Funded by: NGO Hiiukala through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) measure “Community-Led Local Development Support for the 2021–2027 Period.”