Traditional shrimp fishing with horses in Oostduinkerke:

**PaleoEuropean** · 09-05-2020, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Faklon

Imagine fighting the shark as a knight.

i don't think it would go well

**calxpal** · 09-06-2020, 04:43 AM

A very cool way to fish hehe =) thanks for sharing

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**Daco Celtic** · 09-06-2020, 04:51 AM

Interesting

**Tauromachos** · 09-06-2020, 04:53 AM

Very exciting

**Laly** · 09-06-2020, 12:11 PM

It is one of the Belgian breeds of horses, the Belgian draft, from Brabant, that is used for shrimp fishing:

**Laly** · 09-06-2020, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ouistreham

Because:

• Most Mediterranean coasts are rocky, or at least quite steep. Shallow waters that extend for miles are unusual.

• Best time to go fishing grey shrimps is at ebb tide (I did it often as I was a young boy). There are no tides in the Mediterranean!

• Furthermore, grey shrimps thrive in troubled waters near estuaries. They are much less common in the Mediterranean Sea: water is too clear and too salty.

Extremely interesting!

Could you please tell me why the North Sea waters are troubled?