Some fishermen go out in small wooden boats called 'pirogues', often just one or two people aboard. They paddle out before dawn, drop their lines, and come back with whatever the sea has given them that day. Others fish from larger boats further from shore, going after big tuna or marlin.
Children learn to fish from older relatives. A grandfather might take a 7-year-old out at the weekend, teaching how to bait a hook, how to read the water for a likely spot, how to be patient. Sometimes you come home with nothing - and sometimes with enough for the whole family.
Sport fishing is also popular. Seychelles has some of the best big-game fishing waters in the world, and visitors come from far away to try to catch a giant trevally or a sailfish. Most boats nowadays practise 'catch and release', which means they take a quick photo with the fish and then put it back in the sea.
Seychellois children also fish for fun off the rocks. Bamboo poles, simple lines, a hook and a bit of bread - and that's it. The catch might be tiny rainbow fish that you let go straight away, but it teaches a lifelong lesson: the sea is full of life, and you can sit by it for hours.