Photo journal: Shark fishing in Madagascar

They have caught a juvenile hammerhead shark.

"Most of the sharks we catch are small," says Noary, "but sometimes we catch a big one, maybe 2.5m long."

They don't just catch sharks however. Other fish and even turtles get caught in the net.

"The Vezo see turtle meat as a gift from the Gods," says marine biologist Volanirina Ramahery, who works in Andavadoaka. "Although turtle fishing is illegal here it is difficult to stop because you can't change people's attitudes."