Six fishermen crouch in a circle on the muddy shoreline of Lake Burullus (Buhayrat Al-Burullus), manually sorting a fresh catch of shrimp and small fish mixed with seaweed spread on the ground, with plastic crates used for collection nearby. Lake Burullus is one of Egypt's largest coastal lagoons, located in Kafr El Sheikh governorate on the Mediterranean coast, and supports thousands of fishing families whose livelihood depends entirely on its waters. Fishing at Lake Burullus is a multigenerational tradition, with methods and knowledge passed from fathers to sons, forming a core part of the local identity of the Delta fishing communities.