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Cou Cou and Flying Fish

When half of Barbados’s national dish migrated across maritime borders, drama ensued.
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Feast of the Seven Fishes

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.
Volunteers preparing Faith Lutheran Church's lutefisk.
churches

Why a Minnesota Pastor Wrote an Obituary for a Lutefisk Dinner

RIP Faith Lutheran Scandinavian Dinner, 1947-2017.
Anne Ewbank December 6, 2018
Illustrated chum salmon.
animals

Why Did the Chum Salmon Cross the Road?

Every year, these fish block traffic in Washington State.
Anna Kusmer December 4, 2018
Cuban refugees wait for U.S. Immigration Service officials aboard the shrimp boat Big Babe at Key West, Florida.
cold war

When Georgia Shrimpers Hauled Cuban Refugees

How a standoff with Castro knocked a hole in the shrimping village of Thunderbolt.
Alexandra Marvar November 5, 2018
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Shirouo no Odorigui

These live fish are said to "dance" down diners' throats.
Women returning from the oyster parcs.
sailors

How Oysters Kept a King Satisfied and Women in Charge

In Cancale, the seasonal absence of men meant women ran the show.
Leigh Chavez-Bush October 26, 2018
Fish and chips by the sea at Hunstanton, Norfolk.
food

How Fish and Chips Migrated to Great Britain

The fried fish was introduced by Jews fleeing religious persecution.
Abbey Perreault October 19, 2018
El Majuelo
Almuñécar, Spain

El Majuelo Ruins

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.
In this phenomenon, oxygen-deprived fish break to the surface.
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Mobile Bay Jubilees

In this summer phenomenon, fish swarm Alabama shores and waterfront residents scoop up the bounty.
The squirrel-shaped fish, ready to be eaten.
food

The Regional Chinese Cuisine Linked to an Ancient Assassin

A king died after being served up a murderous fish in present-day Suzhou.
Laura Kiniry September 21, 2018
A man with his catch during a Point Clear jubilee in 2012.
nature

The Mysterious Bounty of Mobile Bay's Midnight Jubilees

On this stretch of coast, fish unpredictably flock ashore, providing a windfall of seafood.
Anna Marlis Burgard September 20, 2018
A praying mantis gnawing on a guppy.
science

Found: A Pescatarian Praying Mantis

Go big or go home.
Cara Giaimo September 20, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Sugar Toad

Chefs carefully detoxify this East Coast pufferfish to create sweet, fried “chicken wings of the sea.”
Burntcoat Head Park
Maitland, Nova Scotia

Burntcoat Head Park

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.
A modern attempt to recreate garum.
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Garum

In ancient Rome, this fermented fish sauce sparked a booming industry.
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Harðfiskur

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.
Fortune's Smokehouse.
Whitby, England

Fortune's Smokehouse

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.