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Illeta dels Banyets.
El Campello, Spain

Illeta dels Banyets

The legendary bathing site of a Moorish queen is actually part of a Roman fish farm.
Permanently Closed
Indian Caverns visitors center on the hillside.
Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania

Indian Caverns

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.
Al Wakrah Dhow Harbor.
Wakrah, Qatar

Al Wakrah Dhow Harbor

A superb spot to appreciate the traditional boats of the Indian Ocean.
Gastro Obscura

Sugar Toad

Chefs carefully detoxify this East Coast pufferfish to create sweet, fried “chicken wings of the sea.”
All that remains of the S.S. Garden City are its paddle wheel hub and boilers.
Crockett, California

Wreckage of the S.S. Garden City

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.
The fishermen are ready with their nets as sardines leap toward the fire.
festivals

At Sea on Taiwan's Last Fire-Fishing Boats

Generations of nocturnal fishermen have lured their catch with fire.
Leslie Nguyen-Okwu July 31, 2018
A fire-fishing boat lures sardines to the surface off the coast of Taiwan.
Gastro Obscura

Jinshan Sulphuric Fire Fishing Festival

See Taiwan's dying art of fishing with fire.
The more intact boat sheds.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England

Holy Island Boat Sheds

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
The old Herring Factory.
Siglufjörður, Iceland

Herring Era Museum

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."
Gastro Obscura

Fried Cod Tongues

This chewy treat became a delicacy only after Newfoundland's fishing industry collapsed.
Women preparing herring for shipment across Europe.
museums

The Busy, Briny Lives of Iceland's Herring Girls

From 1903 until 1969, women flocked to Siglufjörður to spend long hours gutting and packing fish.
Tory Bilski July 12, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Spinialo

This Greek dish maintains an old fisherman's tradition of preserving one's catch in bottles of seawater.
The wreck of the <em>Jalisco.</em>
food

Abalonia: The Island Nation That Never Was

It was meant to be a seafood paradise.
Anne Ewbank June 28, 2018
The net behind the horse carries scores of shrimp.
Gastro Obscura

Shrimp Fishing on Horseback

This dying practice requires total trust between horse and rider.
Fishermen on board a British trawler fishing off the coast of Iceland.
food

How Iceland Beat the British in the Four Cod Wars

For decades, two island nations came to blows over fish.
Natasha Frost June 21, 2018
The opah, ready for a photograph.
natural history museums

How Fish Meant for Market Might End Up in a Museum

Natural history curators and fishers have a deep relationship.
Paige Pfleger June 12, 2018
Abandoned village of Hallsands.
Hallsands, England

Ruins of Hallsands

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.
Three fishermen, with partial views of the mermaid in the back.
Cambrils, Spain

En la Pla de les Serenes

This amazing piece of modern art honors the hundreds of fishermen killed during Cambrils' "year of misfortunes."