A fisherman from the village of Supsa in Guria, western Georgia, waits as his team pulls up fish from the Paliastomi Lake near the Black Sea. Poverty and unemployment lead men from the village to form teams and fish in the lake. Their catch is sold in Poti and along the side of the highway to Batumi, a major tourism destination.
Molly Corso is a freelance journalist who also works as editor of Investor.ge, a monthly publication by the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia.
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