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– Cormorants have been a part of Youichiro Adachi’s life since he was young.

– He is the 18th generation of his family to be a master cormorant fisherman.

– Cormorant fishing is a 1,300-year-old tradition in Japan, used to catch the sweet ayu river fish.

– Environmental changes are making the fish scarce and small, endangering the fishermen and their flocks.

– Construction of flood barriers and changes in weather have affected the river and the fish habitat.

– Environmental studies have confirmed the declining fish population.

– Other cormorant fishing operations in Gifu City have also been affected by the environmental shifts.

– An economic development body has set up a riverside viewing deck to attract more tourists.

– Adachi prays to his usho ancestors and tends to his birds, while his son is training to become the next master fisherman.

– Adachi worries about the future of the tradition if they can’t catch fish anymore.