CWC0011

Japanese Glass Fishing Float, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island

Glass fishing floats were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their nets afloat. Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes up to 80 km (50 mi) long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by these hollow glass balls.

Most of the remaining glass floats are stuck in a circular pattern of ocean currents in the North Pacific. Many of these originated in Japan and have been afloat for over 10 years. Occasionally storms or certain tidal conditions will break some floats from this pattern and bring them ashore on Canada’s west coast, where they become prized finds for beachcombers.

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Card Price: $3.95 CDN