Several fishermen work on and around traditional wooden fishing boats moored at the marina of Lake Burullus (Buhayrat al-Burullus), a large coastal lagoon in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, northern Egypt. Bundles of dried reeds are stacked on the shore alongside rows of weathered, colorfully painted boats, with seabirds visible on the calm water surface. Lake Burullus is one of Egypt's largest natural lakes and a protected nature reserve, historically significant for small-scale artisanal fishing that sustains local communities along the Mediterranean coast.