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Fishing

'A High Tide In Short Wellies'

A 12-foot-tall metal fisherman looks out over the promenade.

Abu Haider, a famed Marsh Arab guide, and his wife, Um Haider, in the Central Marshes of Iraq.

In Iraq, the Marsh Arabs of Hawizeh Persevere in a Changing Landscape

Linked to the biblical Garden of Eden, the Mesopotamian marshes—and their people—have endured decades of environmental destruction.

Leon McCarron November 8, 2023

Otaru Herring Palace

Otaru Herring Palace

A nouveau-riche hilltop “palace” that once provided lodging to more than a hundred fishermen.

Traverse City, Michigan

Bassett Island

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.

Hvalfjarðarvegur, Iceland

Beached Whalers

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

Anchorage, Alaska

Grandma Olga Statue

Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

Serve your fish with potatoes "roasted in the ashes" and eat off the plank.

The 19th-Century Recipe That Created a Fish-Cookout Craze

Recreate the heyday of shad bakes with this plank-roasting technique.

Paula Marcoux July 10, 2023

All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: Go Fish Crossword

AO Puzzles July 3, 2023

Fisherman's House

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

Video • Let Your Florida Adventure Begin

Atlas Obscura Tries: Tarpon Fishing

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Webster, Florida

Florida Bass Conservation Center

Florida’s largest fish hatchery features aquariums, fishing ponds, and local taxidermy.

The common rudd is a freshwater fish that can often be spotted waiting on the Fish Doorbell's video live stream.

Ring the ‘Fish Doorbell’ To Help Fish Migrate in the Netherlands

Utrecht’s Fish Doorbell has helped thousands of fish swim upstream to reproduce.

Jennifer Byrne June 8, 2023

In 11th-century England, people used more than half a million eels in rental payments.

To Pay Rent in Medieval England, Catch Some Eels

The “Surprised Eel Historian” has mapped every eel rent recorded in medieval England.

Leah Hamilton May 18, 2023

A sea lamprey that's clearly ready for its close-up—and for a new appreciation of its role in its native ecosystems.

Sea Lampreys, Long Reviled, Are Finally Getting Some Respect

Once dismissed as "ugly," this sucker-mouthed fish plays an important role in its native ecosystem.

Ted Williams May 15, 2023

Life in the stilt-area of Makoko

Makoko

What started as makeshift fishermen's housing has grown into a massive, floating community.

Wally the Walleye

Garrison, North Dakota

Wally The Walleye

Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.

Edrom, Australia

Davidson Whaling Station

The site where whalers teamed up with orcas to hunt baleen whales.

This image depicts a lepa-lepa dugout canoe.

East Arnhem, Australia

Wurrwurrwuy Stone Arrangements

This small but unique site depicts part of an arguably underrepresented part of Australia's early connections to the seafaring communities to its north.