Ling the Fisherman is formed from layered shells and natural materials, standing upright on a shell base. He wears a wide shell hat and holds a delicate wire cage containing a small prawn. Branching sea twigs rise behind him like evening reeds, forming part of the display but not part of the figure itself. Ling stands approximately 22 cm tall, measured to the top of his head and excluding the twig backdrop. He appears in the story of Ling and the Moths, where he learns that softening a guiding light can restore balance, choice, and rest.