Fishing

Information on The Tundra Nenets

A Nenets fishermens' camp on the bank of the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Two young Nenets girls, dressed in protective clothing with mosquito net while playing outside in the summer at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A group of Nenets fishermen, haul a fishing net into their wooden boat on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Tundra Nenets reindeer herders check a fish net set under ice on a lake. Gydan Peninsula, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000

Members of the Yarr family, a Nenets fishing family, having a meal inside their tent at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Inside their tent at a Nenets fishing camp on the River Taz, Elena Nerkakhy, her husband Alexey & their grandson, Misha, watch TV. They also have a deep freeze inside their tent. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Inside their tent at a Nenets fishing camp on the River Taz, Elena Nerkakhy & her husband, Alexey, have a meal with their grandchildren. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Nenets fishing familes camped in tents on the deck of an old barge that will take them to fishing camps along the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.

Nikolai, a Nenets fisherman, peers out of the entrance to his family's tent, while camped on the deck of an old barge that will take them to a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.

Nenets fishing familes camped in tents on the deck of an old barge that will take them to fishing camps along the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.

Nenets men turning over a fishing boat for maintenence at a camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Alexey Salinder, a Nenets man wearing a protective clothing against mosquitoes at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Angelika, a young Nenets girl, standing at the entrance of her family's tent at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Victor Salinder (left) and Dennis Nerkakhy, Nenets fishermen, repairing a rope attached to their fishing net at their camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Three Nenets boys in a boat dressed for fishing on the River Taz and wearing protective masks against mosquitoes. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

A group of Nenets men hauling in their fishing net on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Panna Salinder, an elderly Nenets woman, collecting firewood at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Anya, a young Nenets girl, standing at the entrance to her family's tent at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Nenets fishermen returning by boat to their camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

At a Nenets fishing camp on the River Taz, children play on an improvised swing. The swing is made from old fishing net with a wooden fish box as the seat. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Tamara Khudi, a Nenets woman, chopping firewood at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Valya Yarr (left) serves a meal to Nitu, an elderly Nenets woman, inside her family's tent at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region. Yamal. NW Siberia, Russia

Alona Salinder, a young Nenets woman, holding her daughter Anna at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Nenets men & boys leaving their camp by boat to fish in the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A group of Nenets fishermen, wearing protective anoraks against mosquitoes, haul in their fishing net on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

A group of Nenets fishermen, wearing protective anoraks against mosquitoes, haul in their fishing net on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

A group of Nenets fishermen, wearing protective anoraks against mosquitoes, load their catch into a wooden boat on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

A group of Nenets fishermen, haul a fishing net into their wooden boat on the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

A Nenets fishermens' camp at dusk on the bank of the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

A Nenets autumn fishing camp on the Vartanyavo River. Tazovsky region. Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Nenets fishermen repairing a net at an autumn fishing camp on the Vartanyavo River. Tazovsky region. Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

A Nenets autumn fishing camp on the Vartanyavo River. Tazovsky region. Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Maxim Nyatch, a Nenets fisherman, walking with is daughter, Amelia, inside an ice house by the Yuribey River. The ice house is used to freeze and store fish. It was built into the permafrost, 20 feet under the surface of the tundra and covers an area of 900 square metres. Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Siberia, Russia

Ivan Tibitchy, a Nenets fisherman, takes a Humpback Whitefish from one of his nets on the Yuribey River. Tazovsky region, Gydan Peninsula,Yamal, Siberia, Russia

A Nenets fishing camp on the bank of the Yuribey River. Gyda, Tazovsky Region, Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Russia

A TV satellite dish at Nenets fishermen's camp on the tundra by the Yuribey River. Gyda, Tazovsky Region, Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Russia

Nenets fishing camps along the bank of the Yuribey River. Gyda, Tazovsky Region, Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Russia

Nenets fishermen selecting timber that they will use to build sleds for travelling during the winter. Yuribey River, Gyda, Tazovsky region, Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Siberia

Nenets fishing boats at camps along the bank of the Yuribey River. Gyda, Tazovsky Region, Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Russia

Nenets children, well covered up against mosquitoes, playing volleyball at a fishing camp on the Yuribey River.The net is made from a fishing net. Gyda, Tazovsky Region, Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Siberia

A Nenets fisherman, checking a net he has set on the Yuribey River. Tazovsky region, Gydan Peninsula,Yamal, Siberia

An aerial view of a Nenets fishing camp on the Yuribey River. Tazovsky region of the Gydan Peninsula. Yamal, Siberia, Russia

A Nenets winter fishing camp on the shore of Tazovskaya Bay near Nahodka. Gydan Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.

Sasha Yeyvi, a Tundra Nenets reindeer herder checks a fish net set under ice on a lake. Gydan Peninsula, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000

Tyhyko Yar, a Tundra Nenets, checks his fish net on the Tanama River. Gydan Peninsula, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000

Nenets men check their fish net set under the ice on a lake in the Gydan Peninsula. W.Siberia, Russia. 2000