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  • Ex-Tsunami fishermen processing yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • Ex-Tsunami fishermen processing yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • Processing yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • Ex-Tsunami fishermen processing yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • Ex-Tsunami fishermen processing yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives
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  • Processing yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory island of Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • Ex-Tsunami fishermen processing yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • Discarding carcass of yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • Processing yellow fin tuna at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • An employee of fish importers New England Seafoods, monitors the labelling of a supermarket order of fresh Maldives tuna
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  • A young 10 year-old boy enjoys a fresh Maldives line caught yellow fin tuna steak, grilled in his London home on a Friday night
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  • An employee of fish importers New England Seafoods, stacks a completed supermarket order of fresh Maldives tuna
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  • An employee of fish product importers New England Seafoods, pulls a heavy pallet of polystyrene cases of fresh Maldives tuna
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  • Employees of fish product importers New England Seafoods, carefully transfer fresh tuna steaks ready for processing
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  • Fresh Maldives line caught yellow fin tuna steaks are served grilled with green haricot beans in a London home
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  • Fresh Maldives line caught yellow fin tuna steaks are grilled in heavy pan on a Friday night in a London kitchen
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  • Consignment of fresh Maldives tuna held in cold storage at a Heathrow airport warehouse before onwards shipment
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  • Stamped consignment details on a polystyrene box of fresh Maldives tuna held in storage at a heathrow airport warehouse
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  • A plastic food tray of prime Maldives-sourced yellow fin tuna steaks makes its journey along a conveyor belt at New England seafood suppliers in Chessington, London England. Driven along by a blue chain it will next be sealed before shipment. Flown by air freight from the Maldives where it has been traditionally line caught in the Indian Ocean, this fish is bound for the UK's main supermarkets. New England Seafood is a major supplier of fresh and frozen premium sustainable fish and seafood in the UK and one of the largest importers of fresh tuna. Their customers are: the UK?s leading supermarkets including Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury?s and Waitrose; as well as smaller retail outlets; restaurant chains; food service markets and wholesale sectors nationwide.
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  • A plastic food tray of prime Maldives-sourced yellow fin tuna steaks makes its journey along a conveyor belt at New England seafood suppliers in Chessington, London England. Driven along by a blue chain it will next be sealed before shipment. Flown by air freight from the Maldives where it has been traditionally line caught in the Indian Ocean, this fish is bound for the UK's main supermarkets. New England Seafood is a major supplier of fresh and frozen premium sustainable fish and seafood in the UK and one of the largest importers of fresh tuna. Their customers are: the UK's leading supermarkets including Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Waitrose; as well as smaller retail outlets; restaurant chains; food service markets and wholesale sectors nationwide.
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  • A chunk of prime yellow fin tuna fish steak lies after filleting on a table in a processing factory on the island of Himmafushi, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and having just been line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been encased in ice since being landed at sea to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan butchers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
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  • An employee of Cyprea Marine Foods fillets freshly-caught  yellow fin tuna fish at the company's refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan workers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
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  • Fishermen from the Maldives haul aboard a yellow fin tuna to the deck of a dhoni boat in the Indian Ocean. The tuna has been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth but after being dragged up with hooks, the 50kg fish will be clubbed to death by smashing its skull with repeated blows. Next it will be gutted efficiently with sharp knives and immediately plunged into ice containers to cool the flesh, reducing the risk of self-deteriorating flushed blood which renders it unfit for consumption under EU law (its live internal core temperature is 40 degrees centigrade). When as many fish have been caught before dark using hand and line method, rather than nets, the boat presses on to the processing factory at Himmafushi where they're filleted and boxed for export to Europe and in particular, for UK supermarkets like Sainsbury's.
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  • A team of employees of Cyprea Marine Foods fillet freshly-caught yellow fin tuna fish at the company's refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth, just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan workers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
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  • The tail and sharp barbs of a freshly-caught yellow fin tuna fish lies inert on a filleting table at a refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcass has been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed at sea to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The filleting is performed by Sri Lankan ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw the rest.
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  • The head of a freshly-caught yellow fin tuna fish lies inert on a filleting table at a refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcass has been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The filleting is performed by Sri Lankan ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
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  • A tuna fish's sharp yellow fin protrudes from shredded ice at the Cyprea Marine Foods processing factory on Himmafushi Island, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and having just been line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been encased in ice since being landed at sea to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan butchers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
    maldives135-12-11-2007.jpg
  • Two employees of Cyprea Marine Foods fillet freshly-caught  yellow fin tuna fish at the company's refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan workers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
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  • Hosing down a freshly-killed line caught yellow fin tuna fish on the blue deck of a traditional dhoni fishing boat, Maldives
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  • Hosing down a freshly-killed line caught yellow fin tuna fish on the blue deck of a traditional dhoni fishing boat, Maldives
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  • Using binoculars to sight yellow fin tuna on the upper deck aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean, Maldives
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  • Clubbing to death an adult yellow fin tuna on the blue deck of a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean, Maldives
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  • Hosing down a freshly-killed line caught yellow fin tuna fish on the blue deck of a traditional dhoni fishing boat, Maldives
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  • A lookout scans the horizon for tuna fish aboard a traditional Maldivian dhoni fishing boat on calm waters of the Indian Ocean
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  • Hosing down a freshly-killed line caught yellow fin tuna fish on the blue deck of a traditional dhoni fishing boat, Maldives
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  • A Maldivian crewman uses a mobile phone after a day's tuna fishing aboard a dhoni fishing boat in a remote area of Indian Ocean
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  • Maldivian crewmen arrive home late after a day's yellow fin tuna fishing aboard a dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • A Maldivian crew rest after a day's yellow fin tuna fishing aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • Writer Alain de Botton rests with resting crew after a day's tuna fishing aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • A Maldivian crew rest before a day's yellow fin tuna fishing aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • A Maldivian crewman eats after a day's yellow fin tuna fishing aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • Processing uncut yellow fin tuna steak at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • A fisherman from the Maldives clubs to death a yellow fin tuna on the deck of a dhoni boat in the Indian Ocean. Using a handmade instrument of death, carved from beach flotsam, the man raises his hands to again bring the club down on the dying fish whose skull has already been smashed by repeated blows. Next it will be gutted efficiently with sharp knives and immediately plunged into ice containers to cool the flesh, reducing the risk of self-deteriorating flushed blood which renders it unfit for consumption under EU law (its live internal core temperature is 40 degrees centigrade). When as many fish have been caught before dark using hand and line method, rather than nets, the boat presses on to the processing factory at Himmafushi where they're filleted and boxed for export to Europe and in particular, for UK supermarkets like Sainsbury's.
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  • A detailed close-up of a trader in the central fish market of Malé, Republic of the Maldives. It is located to the west of Republic Square. This area is the main hub of trade and is a hive of activity through out the day. The waterfront and the by-lanes in the area are crowded with shops stocked with a variety of good. Grasping tight a handful of slippery skipjack tuna tails, the unseen man is carrying the fishes over to a stall table for a customer who wants them gutted and filleted, a scene that is familiar in similar markets across the world. The skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), represents 50-75% of all fish caught. The main method is pole and line in the Indian Ocean and fishery is the main occupation and major livelihood of the Maldivian people.
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  • Many pairs of anti-slip Acifort Wellington boots are awaiting users at the New England seafood suppliers in Chessington, London England. Made by British company Dunlop, these boots are designed as protection against the cold , insulating wearers in refrigerated workplaces such as this facility where fresh fish is processed ready for supplying UK supermarkets. Either showing their soles or standing on the floor alongside the wearers' outdoor footwear, they are coloured various shades of clean off-white or soiled cream. New England Seafood is a major supplier of fresh and frozen premium sustainable fish and seafood in the UK and one of the largest importers of fresh tuna. The Wellington boot -or wellie - was worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century.
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  • Masked manager for yellow fin tuna processing at Cyprea Marine Foods EU-standard factory at Himmafushi, Republic of Maldives.
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  • A Maldivian fisherman shows a hook and mesh glove used to line catch yellow fin tuna fishing aboard a dhoni boat, Indian Ocean
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  • A Maldivian crewman cuts betel nut before a day's yellow fin tuna fishing on traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • Two-sided anchor is spread across the bow deck of  a traditional dhoni tuna fishing boat on the Indian Ocean, Maldives.
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  • A Maldivian crew rest before a day's yellow fin tuna fishing aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • A Maldivian crew rest before a day's yellow fin tuna fishing aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • The crew aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat prepare for another day's fishing for tuna on the Indian Ocean, Maldives.
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  • Many pairs of anti-slip Acifort Wellington boots are awaiting users at the New England seafood suppliers in Chessington, London England. Made by British company Dunlop, these boots are designed as protection against the cold , insulating wearers in refrigerated workplaces such as this facility where fresh fish is processed ready for supplying UK supermarkets. Either showing their soles or standing on the floor alongside the wearers' outdoor footwear, they are coloured various shades of clean off-white or soiled cream. New England Seafood is a major supplier of fresh and frozen premium sustainable fish and seafood in the UK and one of the largest importers of fresh tuna. The Wellington boot -or wellie - was worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century.
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  • With blood and guts on the blue deck, a fisherman from the Maldives hoses down a yellow fin tuna on the floor of a dhoni boat in the Indian Ocean. After clubbing it death, he has removed its respiratory organs with sharp knives and washes it down with a hose. Next it will be plunged into ice containers to cool the flesh, reducing the risk of self-deteriorating flushed blood which renders it unfit for consumption under EU law (its live internal core temperature is 40 degrees centigrade). When as many fish have been caught (often weighing 50kg) before dark using hand and line method, rather than nets, the boat presses on to the processing factory at Himmafushi where they're filleted and boxed for export to Europe and in particular, for UK supermarkets like Sainsbury's.
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  • Facing its own blood and guts on the blue deck, a yellow fin tuna is dead on the floor of a dhoni boat in the Indian Ocean. After clubbing it death, fishermen from the Maldives have removed its respiratory organs with sharp knives and washes it down with a hose. Next it will be plunged into ice containers to cool the flesh, reducing the risk of self-deteriorating flushed blood which renders it unfit for consumption under EU law (its live internal core temperature is 40 degrees centigrade). When as many fish have been caught (often weighing 50kg) before dark using hand and line method, rather than nets, the boat presses on to the processing factory at Himmafushi where they're filleted and boxed for export to Europe and in particular, for UK supermarkets like Sainsbury's.
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  • A roll of sticky labels for tuna steaks lie in stationery cupboard destined for the shelves of retail chain Marks & Spencer
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  • A fisherman from the Maldives sits making a call on his mobile cell phone on the bow of a dhoni boat which heads along on a calm Indian Ocean. After a hard day's fishing he gazes forward to open sea where an almost uninterrupted view of sea and horizon is seen beyond except for a small island is faintly in view. Even small remote atoll communites in the Maldives have strong phone signals and many also have good Wi-Fi connections. He and his crew have been catching Yellow Fin Tuna in the seas north of the capital Male in this Islamic Republic. Their catch is for export to the EU and in particular, the UK's supermarkets. There is no limit and no obvious destination, just infinity and the thought of tomorrow.
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  • A roll of sticky labels for tuna steaks destined for the shelves of supermarket chain Marks & Spencer lie in stationery cupboard
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  • Tinned tuna steak in oil lie in baskets at the shop of state-run MIFCO who export 100% Maldivian seafoods to Europe and Asia .
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  • Personalised insulated, anti-slip Dunlop Acifort Wellington boots are worn during a shift at importers New England Seafoods
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  • A 75-page introduction of corporate images by the English photographer Richard Baker. This is a Corporate A3 print and PDF folio. The following pictures are from 'The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work', a book published in April 2009 by the writer Alain de Botton. His essays and Richard Baker's photography explore occupations, industry and landscape. It covers subjects such as the world of logistics warehouses; career counselling; the landscapes of electricity transmission; the business of river shipping; accountancy; tuna fishing; English couture; biscuit manufacturing; the science of launching rockets and a cross-section of 35mm more editorial thumbnails on pages 72/73 with About Me and Contact details on page 74 of this booklet.
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  • Portrait of an employee in apron  of fish product importers New England Seafoods, standing in the processing room
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  • Employees of fish product importers New England Seafoods, wash hands before their shift in the cold processing room
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  • Shoppers browse tinned fish at the state-run MIFCO shop also exporting 100% Maldivian seafoods to Europe and Asia .
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  • Tuna fishermen drag a thrashing sailfish on to the deck of a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean, Maldives.
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  • The writer, essayist and philosopher Alain de Botton leans against the wheel of a traditional dhoni boat in the Indian Ocean. De Botton is in the Maldives researching his book 'The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work' about the world of Work, published in April 2009. Here he accompanies a fishing boat crew who use hand and line methods to land yellow fin tuna for export to the EU and in particular, Sainsbury's supermarket. Barefoot on the roof of the wheelhouse and with the top of his pen in mouth, he looks thoughfully into the distance to think of more great ideas for his best-selling book. Alain de Botton (born Zurich, 1969) now lives in London. His best-selling books refer both to his own experiences and ideas- and those of artists, philosophers and thinkers. It's a style of writing that has been termed a 'philosophy of everyday life.'
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  • Setting off at dawn from a jetty to fish for Yellow Fin Tuna aboard a traditional dhoni fishing boat on the Indian Ocean
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  • A solo teenage player takes a shot at the net on a basketball court at the Cyprea Marine Foods (CMF) processing factory on Himmafushi Island, Maldives in the Indian Ocean. It is dusk near the equator and soon dark. The landscape is barren except for some young trees on the waterfront where two people are walking in the cool tropical air. Seen in the last, darkening light of day, the player leaps upwards and his arm stays where his ball left his hand to roll around the ring. The man is enjoying some leisure time at the end of his working day, possibly an employee of CMF who handle newly-caught tuna fish for export to the EU and the UK's supermarket food industry.
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  • A Sri Lankan Airlines cargo inspector checks an aircraft container of tuna fish on a harbour quay before loading.
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  • Using the Ball Mat Flooring System, below the flooring of economy class, a cargo handler manhandles a container of air freight into position in the hold of a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340 that is about to depart from Male, the capital of the Republic of the Maldives  to Colombo. Inside the aluminium box is fresh tuna fish, freshly caught in the Indian Ocean and bound for the supermarkets of the EU and in particular, the UK whose insatiable appetite for fresh, perishable and sustainable foodstuffs make this fast and efficient form of transport important to speedy delivery. Every square inch is accounted for but as well as passengers' baggage, the cramped spaces beneath this modern airliner store loaded revenue-rich cargo though specially-pressurised and heated compartments accommodate live animals.
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