In this photo taken on October 11, 2018, cormorant masters use their birds to catch sweetfish in Gifu. “Uka”, the profession of cormorant fishermen, was once a staple of waterside villages and towns throughout Japan and other parts of the world. But it has been on the gradual decline for centuries, and now lives on in Japan as a tourist attraction and a carefully protected part of the country's national heritage. (Photo by Martin Bureau/AFP Photo)
