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Plymouth, England

The Leviathan

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.

Once the experiments are set up, humans can hang back for a while. This cage was placed in peaceful Cedar Lake, British Columbia, in 2015.

In the Era of COVID-19, Fieldwork Is Scrappy and Socially Distant

And sometimes involves storing dead fish in your in-laws’ freezer.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 7, 2020

Largemouth Bass Sculpture

Dedham, Massachusetts

Largemouth Bass Sculpture

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

The Stone Fish of Asan Tole

Kathmandu, Nepal

Nyālon (Fish Stone)

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

This individual remains unidentified, because the algorithm that researchers used couldn't pick up the spots from this angle.

Scientists Want You to Photograph This Curious, Enigmatic Giant

Keep an eye out for the giant sea bass's spots.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 18, 2020

Benten-dō Temple.

Benten-dō Temple

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

The tiritas.

Puerto Escondido, Mexico

El Bunker de JP

In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

Here's the catch: Dried cod is Norway's oldest export industry.

How Dried Cod Became a Norwegian Staple and an Italian Delicacy

The lucrative stockfish trade dates back to the Viking days.

Roff Smith February 7, 2020

A fisherman lights lanterns on Lake Kivu in 2019.

The Language Used Only by Lake Kivu's Fishermen

As they paddle out each night, they sing in a disappearing language.

Leah Feiger January 20, 2020

A Nassau grouper off the coast of Cuba.

In Little Cayman, Things Are Looking Up for the Enormous, Friendly Nassau Grouper

Signs of recovery for the so-called "puppies of the sea."

Sabrina Imbler January 10, 2020

Invasive blue catfish only have one known predator: humans.

Invasive Catfish Are Rewriting Chesapeake Bay Cuisine

An unloved invader has found its way onto menus across the region.

Luke Fater January 9, 2020

The spring pygmy sunfish, blue and ready to breed.

A Tiny Alabama Fish, Twice Declared Extinct, Lives On Near a Car Factory

The spring pygmy sunfish and a Mazda Toyota plant are going to be neighbors.

Sabrina Imbler January 6, 2020

A group of fish loitering around the discharge of the Sydney Desalination Plant.

Fish Flock to the Super-Salty Wastewater of the Sydney Desalination Plant

Sydney's technological solution for drought is having unexpected effects on marine life.

Sabrina Imbler January 2, 2020

The park's waterfalls include both natural and human-made examples.

Uruapan, Mexico

Parque Nacional Barranca del Cupatitzio (Cupatitzio Canyon National Park)

One of Mexico's rare urban natural parks features waterfalls and a working fish farm.

A mated pair of seahorses researchers have named Dusk and Dawn.

A Chain of Seahorse Hotels Is Coming Soon to Sydney Harbour

"If you build it, they will come."

Sabrina Imbler December 13, 2019

Bangkok, Thailand

Haoma

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

Denise's pygmy seahorse, perched in a gorgonian.

Taiwan’s Pygmy Seahorses Have a Robust Social Media Presence

Scientists used it to conduct a survey of them in the country's dive hotspots.

Sabrina Imbler November 14, 2019

Boats on a lake, available for rental.

San Miguel Regla, Mexico

Bosque de las Truchas (Forest of the Trouts)

This active fish farm has opened and expanded its lands to become a multi-faceted tourist attraction.