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China: Octopus Clings to Phone After Being Caught by Fisher in Fuzhou

In Fuzhou, Fujian, a video captured a man fishing when he unexpectedly caught an octopus with a phone stuck to one of its tentacles on September 28. The octopus refused to let go, wrapping its arms tightly around the device as if claiming it as its own.

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Gaza Fishermen Seek Livelihood Daily

Men drag a fishing net near the sea in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 7, 2025. Fishing continues along the enclave’s coast despite heavy bombing and strict Israeli restrictions. Photo by Ibrahim Gazlih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Fishermen Seek Livelihood Daily

Men sit on a boat on the beach in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 7, 2025. Fishing continues along the enclave’s coast despite heavy bombing and strict Israeli restrictions. Photo by Ibrahim Gazlih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Fishermen Seek Livelihood Daily

Fishermen gather to haul in their nets on the beach in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 7, 2025. Fishing continues along the enclave’s coast despite heavy bombing and strict Israeli restrictions. Photo by Ibrahim Gazlih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Fishermen Seek Livelihood Daily

A fisherman pulls a net along the shore in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 7, 2025. Fishing continues along the enclave’s coast despite heavy bombing and strict Israeli restrictions. Photo by Ibrahim Gazlih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Fishermen Seek Livelihood Daily

A man drags a fishing net near the sea in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 7, 2025. Fishing continues along the enclave’s coast despite heavy bombing and strict Israeli restrictions. Photo by Ibrahim Gazlih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Fishermen Seek Livelihood Daily

A fisherman holds a small fish caught near the shore in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 7, 2025. Fishing continues along the enclave’s coast despite heavy bombing and strict Israeli restrictions. Photo by Ibrahim Gazlih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's largest lake sees rebound of rare fish species

STORY: China's largest lake sees rebound of rare fish species SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Qinghai Lake 2. various of the naked carp 3. various of the Qinghai Lake 4. various of birds at the Qinghai Lake STORYLINE: Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake, has seen a positive growth of a rare fish species thanks to ecological protection. The naked carp, known as "Huangyu" in China, is endemic to Qinghai Lake. The fish is not only critical to the existence of local bird species, but also to the ecological balance of the highland lake. Due to overfishing and environmental deterioration, the population of naked carp declined sharply in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2002, Qinghai Lake only had 2,592 tonnes of naked carp. In order to protect the species and restore the environment, the province banned naked carp fishing in Qinghai Lake and nearby rivers in 2003. Qinghai has also closed the lake six

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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Chinese Fishing Population

YANTAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Nov 21, 2023. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China. In recent years, the age of fishing enthusiasts has gradually become younger, 25 to 44 years old people have become the main force of fishing, 46%.

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People have fun at a park beside the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 24, 2024. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the past 30-plus years, Yundang Lake, presen

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, pictured in the 1980s (above, file photo) and a view of Yundang Lake and its surroundings pictured on Jan. 24, 2024 (below, aerial drone photo taken by Jiang Kehong). The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, an

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows a view of the Bailuzhou Park beside the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the p

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial panoramic drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows a view of Yundang Lake and its surroundings in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, pictured in the 1980s (above, file photos) and a view of Yundang Lake and its surroundings pictured on Jan. 24, 2024 (below, aerial drone photo taken by Jiang Kehong). The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, a

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows the mangrove forest beside the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the past 30-pl

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial panoramic drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows a view of Yundang Lake and its surroundings in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows a view of the Bailuzhou Park beside the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the p

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows a trail alongside the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the past 30-plus years,

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows people walking alongside the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the past 30-plus

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows people having fun at the Bailuzhou Park beside the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk alongside the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 24, 2024. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the past 30-plus years, Yundang Lake, presently dubbed

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-YUNDANG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240221) -- XIAMEN, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows a sanitation boat sailing on the Yundang Lake in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The Yundang Lake basin covers an area of 37 square km. Once a harbor connected to the sea, it was well known for its fishing culture. In the 1970s, people reclaimed land from the sea in order to increase grain production, and Yundang became an inner lake. As the population and factories increased, water pollution grew steadily. Industrial wastewater from over 100 factories was discharged directly into the lake, together with untreated sewage from hundreds of thousands of local residents. In the mid-to-late 1980s, various measures were implemented to turn the tide and restore the lake to its former state of health. Industrial enterprises around the lake were all shut down and relocated, sewage plants were built, and seawater was channeled into the lake to revitalize the water body. With the efforts over the past 30-

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Cambodian villagers celebrate traditional fishing festival in cultural province

STORY: Cambodian villagers celebrate traditional fishing festival in cultural province SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional fishing festival in Cambodia STORYLINE: Wading in thigh-deep muddy waters in a big lake in Cambodia's cultural province of Siem Reap, hundreds of villagers on Sunday used traditional fishing tools to catch fish in an annual fishing festival. Wearing palm leaf hats and traditional scarves to protect themselves from the scorching sun, villagers netted freshwater snakehead fish, catfish and climbing perch fish in a protected lake in Bangkoang village, Prasat Bakong district, about 300 kilometers from the capital Phnom Penh. Fish is a major source of protein for the population in the Southeast Asian country. According to the ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, Cambodians eat an average of 52.4 kilograms of fish per person a year. Xinhua News Agency corresponden

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A Chinese Crested Tern looks out from a height at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A Chinese Crested Tern fishes on the water at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - Two young Chinese Crested Tern birds (R) and red-billed gull roost at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A young Chinese Crested Tern bird (R) asks for food from an adult bird at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - Chinese Crested Tern roosts in the intertidal zone at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A Chinese Crested Tern flies at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - Four Chinese Crested Tern perch on a platform at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - Two Chinese Crested Tern wait for the high tide to catch fish at a fishing port of Hongdao Street in Chengyang district of Qingdao, Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - Four Chinese Crested Tern perch on a platform at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A Chinese Crested Tern flies at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Naked carp migrating upstream to spawn in NW China

STORY: Naked carp migrating upstream to spawn in NW China DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of naked carp STORYLINE: Naked carp are migrating upstream in an inflowing river of Qinghai Lake in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The naked carp, known as "Huangyu" in China, is endemic to Qinghai Lake, the largest saline lake and inland lake in China. The fish is not only critical to the existence of local bird species, but also to the ecological balance of the highland lake. The population of the species once declined sharply owing to overfishing. In order to protect the species and restore the environment, the province banned naked carp fishing in Qinghai Lake and in nearby rivers in 2003. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xining, China. (XHTV)

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Hezhe people in NE China revive folk art to preserve culture

STORY: Hezhe people in NE China revive folk art to preserve culture DATELINE: May 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of ethnic Hezhe people dancing around a campfire 2. various of ethnic Hezhe people singing Yimakan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU GUIFENG, Inheritor of Yimakan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HAIZHOU, Inheritor of fish-skin handicraft STORYLINE: The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China with a population of over 5,000. Used to live mainly by hunting and fishing in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, they created folk arts and crafts such as Yimakan and fish-skin handicraft. Yimakan, a unique art of storytelling narrated in the Hezhen language, takes both verse and prose forms. Yimakan storytelling consists of many independent episodes depicting the fishing and hunting of the Hezhe people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU GUIFENG, Inheritor of Yimakan "Whether it is 'Yimakan,' or painting, or the song 'Jialin

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Snow crab fishermen head out to sea as fishing season starts

YONAGO, Japan - Sent off by family members and other well-wishers, a Japanese snow crab boat heads out to sea from Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on Aug. 31 as the fishing season for snow crab in the Sea of Japan starts on Sept. 1. According to the fishermen's cooperative in Sakaiminato, Japan's largest crab fishing port, the volume of snow crabs caught in the Sea of Japan has been declining gradually partly due to over-trapping. To conserve the snow crab population, snow crab fishermen in Japan have imposed a ceiling on the volume of snow crabs to be caught starting this year. Fishermen are also required to use trapping baskets with 9.5-centimeter rings to enable smaller crabs to escape when trapped. Japanese fishermen caught 10,952 tons of crabs in the Sea of Japan last year, 60 percent of them snow crab.

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'Ama' female divers work to stem drop in ama population

TSURUGA, Japan - Female fishing diver Nayomi Oi spreads out wakame seaweed she caught in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture in May 2013.

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Japan's longest toll-free bridge opens in Yamaguchi Pref.

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Japan's longest toll-free bridge, linking the island of Tsunoshima in Yamaguchi Prefecture with Honshu, opens to traffic Nov. 3 after seven years in construction. The bridge, built at a cost of 14.9 billion yen, spans 1.78 kilometers, 90 meters longer than Okinawa's Kuruma bridge, the longest toll-free road bridge in Japan until now. Tsunoshima, population 996, is a small, 4.1-square-km island off Hohoku, a fishing town in western Yamaguchi.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RAOHE-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP-FOLK CUSTOM GARDEN (CN)

(220619) -- RAOHE, June 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yingzhou, head of Sipai Hezhe Ethnic Township, sings a folk song at a folk custom garden in Sipai Hezhe Ethnic Township, Raohe County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 18, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China with a population of over 5,000. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RAOHE-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP-FOLK CUSTOM GARDEN (CN)

(220619) -- RAOHE, June 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A museum featuring the history and literature of the Hezhe ethnic group is seen at a folk custom garden in Sipai Hezhe Ethnic Township, Raohe County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 18, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China with a population of over 5,000. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RAOHE-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP-FOLK CUSTOM GARDEN (CN)

(220619) -- RAOHE, June 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- You Xuesong of the Hezhe ethnic group gives a performance at a folk custom garden in Sipai Hezhe Ethnic Township, Raohe County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 18, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China with a population of over 5,000. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RAOHE-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP-FOLK CUSTOM GARDEN (CN)

(220619) -- RAOHE, June 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 18, 2022 shows the folk custom garden in Sipai Hezhe Ethnic Township, Raohe County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China with a population of over 5,000. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)