In this video, I demonstrate how to build a fish trap from bamboo in the forest. The trap features a hopper design placed upside down to prevent fish from escaping due to water resistance. I use ...

On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know ...

Archaeologists have discovered a massive network of ancient fisheries in Belize constructed by hunter-gatherers some 4000 years ago. The system of earthen channels exceeds 640 kilometres in length and ...