fishing

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And people who are fishing those waters are likely catching different species and sizes of fish than in the past.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

This story of two strangers who take a job on a fishing boat — their lives are irrevocably altered once they return to shore — slowly pulls you inside its disquieting design.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

During a visit to the area, AFP saw fishing boats that had once been at the water's edge on the wrong side of a wall of jagged, now-dead coral stretching for kilometres in both directions.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Grant Watson, who works aboard a Bridlington-based fishing boat, said the redesigned pots were helping ensure a "stronger future" for the shellfish industry by minimising its impact.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

I felt guilty when I thought of Togbe too, but the truth was I could no longer even recall the serenity of fishing in the creek.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo