fishing

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The new group is mostly formed of "rural youth" from an area "awash with weapons", motivated by poverty, and anger over illegal fishing by ships from China, Yemen, Iran and beyond.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

In Thailand, a big seafood exporter, fishing fleets have been idled because of rising fuel costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

On Sunday afternoon, shoppers browsed for fishing poles and sifted through a wide array of camouflage hunting gear.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

People had significantly altered 75 percent of land and 66 percent of ocean areas through agriculture, fishing, climate change, pollution, and other activities.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

“But it’s not only fishing that’s killing them,” said Opoku.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo