In Photos: Sunrise Over the Fish Market at Abonnema Wharf

Before the sun fully rises over Abonnema Wharf, canoes are already returning with the night's catch, and the fish market is in full motion.

Traders, many of whom inherited their stalls from mothers and grandmothers, negotiate prices in a rhythm that has changed little over the decades, even as motorised boats have replaced paddled canoes.

This photo essay follows the market from first light to mid-morning, when the busiest trading of the day has already come and gone.