As the Chinese saying goes, "First Bitter, Later Sweet", the
eventual reward makes it worth the initial enduring.
India — The fishermen were dubious when ocean experts suggested
they could save their dwindling marine stocks just by switching to
new nets.
It took years for the U.N. Development Program to convince the
fishing communities along India's tropical western coast that the
diamond-mesh nets they were using were trapping baby fish, while a
square-shaped mesh could allow small fish to escape to maintain a
breeding population. But two years after the new nets were fully
adopted, fishermen insist they're making a difference.
"This square net is a blessing for us," said John Gabriel
Naronha, who runs six trawlers in the area. "When the small fish
grows up, the fishermen can really benefit ... we can get good
prices for big fish. And the small fish gets a chance to grow. So
we now have more big fish."
https://sg.yahoo.com/news/indian-fishermen-try-nets-healthier-oceans-013802358.html
