Sea Urchin Hunters

These hunters are not diving into the sea for the sea urchins, a delicacy but rarely consumed by the locals. They are standing and bending over near the water level to quickly uproot the prickly creatures using a 6 inch iron stick with a hook in the top.

The waves from the Gulf of Guinea are strong and sometimes exceed the hunters height, as they were focusing on locating their "crops", they also had to make sure not being sucked away by the strong current. Another peril is the sea urchins themselves, as they can sting and make human skin itchy and hurt.