Fishermen haul net off Shiretoko Peninsula

Fishermen haul net off Shiretoko Peninsula

Fishermen haul a fixed net placed in the waters off Hatsusaburo Ose's fishing shed in the Rusha district of the Shiretoko Peninsula facing the Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan, on July 2, 2015. Shiretoko, which includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to Shiretoko Cape and the surrounding marine area, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in July 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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