'Ukai' Cormorant Fishing In Nagara River

GIFU, JAPAN - JULY 02: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Sweetfish caught by sea cormorants are seen with the birds beak marks on their flesh after the nights "Ukai" on July 2, 2014 in Gifu, Japan. In this traditional fishing art 'ukai,' a cormorant master called 'usho' manages cormorants to capture ayu or sweetfish. The ushos of River Nagara have been the official staff of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan since 1890. Currently six imperial fishermen of Nagara River conduct special fishing to contribute to the Imperial family eight times a year, on top of daily fishing from mid-May to mid-October. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)