Well before the sun rises, Dominican fisherman Juan Calcaño leaves his home in Sánchez for the short walk to the Samaná Bay. Yamará, as everyone calls him, actually started preparing for his work day the evening before.
He and mate José Alberto join long bamboo sticks, rope and fishing nets – the suripera – in an intricate pattern in the boat they will cast off the next day. It takes a while to get it just right, but it’s worth it – the suripera is safer for the fish and the bay.