
A
member of aquarium society het Pronkjuweel at Zwolle, that was visited by the
Japanese too, was Fokke Baarssen. The owner of a magnificent discustank with beautiful
discus from Madeira. Here you see a part of the family of Fokke minus Fokke himself.
He was not present. The fact is he is a captain in Fisherfleet at Urk. Often he
is not at home for the whole week to land the fish necessary to provide a living
for himself and his family. And that they know about fishing and fishes at Urk.
I once had the opportunity to taste. Delicious small sole , fresh catched and
boiled in the hot oil Eaten with ones eaten fingers. Land of Cockaigne! Here the
photographer prepares everything for the majestic portrait. On one of the next
pages you can find an impression of how it lookes like in the Japanese magazine.