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Fishing

Pearl Monument

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Where did all the big boys go?

The Strange Case of Mexico's Shrinking Jumbo Squid

Too many El Niños have diminished the "diablo rojo."

Sabrina Imbler July 24, 2019

Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador

Prime Berth Twillingate Fishery & Heritage Centre

This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.

These sockeyes are ready to spawn.

Okanagan Sockeye Salmon

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.

Haddam, Connecticut

Haddam Shad Museum

Springtime is go time for this repurposed shack and the fish it venerates.

Gyotaku, the art that turns fishermen into artists.

How the Traditional Japanese Art of Fish Printing Inspired a Modern Art Form

Gyotaku was once a way to brag about the size of your catch.

Sabrina Imbler June 26, 2019

Mannequin by the side of the road

Tsovagyugh, Armenia

Fish-Selling Mannequins of Tsovagyugh

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

This Siamese fighting fish is the "most impressive" work National Fish Decoy Association founder Rod Osvold has ever seen.

These Are the Most Realistic Fish Ever Carved From Wood

The National Fish Decoy Association contest celebrates the best of the best.

Matthew Taub May 24, 2019

Arbroath Smokie

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

World's Largest Brown Trout Sculpture.

Baldwin, Michigan

World’s Largest Brown Trout Sculpture

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

Fishtown.

Leland, Michigan

Leland's Historic Fishtown

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

A sign warns visitors against fishing from the Passaic River in Newark.

The Swap-a-Fish Program That Traded Tilapia for Seafood Contaminated by Agent Orange

New Jersey's Passaic River has been unsafe to fish for decades.

Reina Gattuso March 15, 2019

National Trout Memorial.

Kalkaska, Michigan

National Trout Memorial

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

Boat houses.

Équihen-Plage, France

Inverted Boat Houses

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

Women returning from the oyster parcs.

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

Matilda at Hobart Harbor.

Hobart, Australia

The Matilda

This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.

The cafe also makes packaged lunches for fishing trips.

Turangi, New Zealand

Creel Tackle House & Cafe

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

Suiderstrand, South Africa

Wreck of the Meisho Maru No. 38

All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.