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Fishing is an essential industry in Kerala. Sardine fishermen put to sea very early and bring their catch back to the wholesale markets that are held on the beaches between 5 and 8 a.m. Before the introduction of mobile phones, they had to decide beforehand at which beach they should disembark. Changing beaches if the demand was not very strong one morning or if the competition was too intense was not possible (the beaches are roughly 15 kilometers apart, but the fishermen have no transportation apart from their craft). This article looks at the positive impact mobile technology has had on the fishermen of Kerala, India.