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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - A fisherman is taking his cormorants to catch fish in Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - Fishermen use cormorants to catch fish in a river contracted for fish farming in Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - Fishermen use cormorants to catch fish in a river contracted for fish farming in Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - Fishermen use cormorants to catch fish in a river contracted for fish farming in Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - Cormorants resting on fishing boats after fishing, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - A fisherman is taking his cormorants to catch fish in Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - Fishermen use cormorants to catch fish in a river contracted for fish farming in Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - A fisherman is taking his cormorants to catch fish in Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 21, 2025 - Cormorants resting on fishing boats after fishing, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 21, 2025.

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Hongze Lake Wetland

Hongze Lake Wetland

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 29, 2025 - A wild cormorant is taking off from the water surface in the Huaihe section of Hongze Lake Wetland in Sihong, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on November 29, 2025.

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CORMORANT

CORMORANT

Cormorant (Gulosus aristotelis). View. Phalacrocorax aristotelis. European shag, sight. Common shag (Gulosus aristotelis). Gulosus aristotelis Linné, 1758Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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CORMORANT

CORMORANT

Cormorant (Gulosus aristotelis). View. Phalacrocorax aristotelis. European shag, sight. Common shag (Gulosus aristotelis). Gulosus aristotelis Linné, 1758Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Traditional cormorant fishing called "ukai" is performed on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on the night of Oct. 15, 2025. It is the year's last day of fishing using trained cormorants to catch fish.

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End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Traditional cormorant fishing called "ukai" is performed on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on the night of Oct. 15, 2025. It is the year's last day of fishing using trained cormorants to catch fish.

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End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Traditional cormorant fishing called "ukai" is performed on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on the night of Oct. 15, 2025. It is the year's last day of fishing using trained cormorants to catch fish.

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End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Traditional cormorant fishing called "ukai" is performed on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on the night of Oct. 15, 2025. It is the year's last day of fishing using trained cormorants to catch fish.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

The "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing season starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2025.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

The "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing season starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2025.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

The "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing season starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2025.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

The "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing season starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2025.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

The "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing season starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

GIFU, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2024. (Kyodo)

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CORMORANT

CORMORANT

Cormorant (Gulosus aristotelis), mating ceremony. View. Phalacrocorax aristotelis. European shag, sight. Ccommon shag (Gulosus aristotelis). Gulosus aristotelis Linné, 1758Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

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Full Moon - China

Full Moon - China

The silhouette of a cormorant is pictured in front of a full moon in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, September 17, 2024. The Mid-Autumn Festival in China, which is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on September 17 this year. As one of China's most important traditional holidays, it is a joyous time when families come together, appreciate the full moon and share moon cakes, a traditional pastry, to mark the harvest season. Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-ABBOTSFORD-INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW

CANADA-ABBOTSFORD-INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW

(240810) -- ABBOTSFORD, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A CH-149 Cormorant helicopter performs a rescue demonstration during the 2024 Abbotsford International Airshow in Abbotsford, Canada, Aug. 9, 2024. The three-day event kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-MIYUN RESERVOIR-BIRDS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MIYUN RESERVOIR-BIRDS (CN)

(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cormorant feeds its babies at Miyun reservoir in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. Over 3,000 of six species of birds are currently breeding baby birds on an island at Miyun reservoir. A good habitat for birds was created here thanks to the measures taken by local authorities in recent years. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MIYUN RESERVOIR-BIRDS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MIYUN RESERVOIR-BIRDS (CN)

(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cormorant feeds its babies at Miyun reservoir in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. Over 3,000 of six species of birds are currently breeding baby birds on an island at Miyun reservoir. A good habitat for birds was created here thanks to the measures taken by local authorities in recent years. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

GIFU, Japan, May 11 Kyodo - This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2024.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2024.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2024.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2024.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2024.

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Orphaned Orca Calf Lives In A Lagoon - Canada

Orphaned Orca Calf Lives In A Lagoon - Canada

A pelagic cormorant flies by an orphaned orca calf as it continues to live in a lagoon where its pregnant mother died over two weeks ago in a nearby sand bar near Zeballos, BC, Canada on Monday, April 8, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - View of Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian, Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024. With a total area of 750,000 mu, Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve is the largest inland freshwater wetland in East China.

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Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - View of Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian, Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024. With a total area of 750,000 mu, Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve is the largest inland freshwater wetland in East China.

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Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - View of Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian, Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024. With a total area of 750,000 mu, Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve is the largest inland freshwater wetland in East China.

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Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - View of Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian, Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024. With a total area of 750,000 mu, Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve is the largest inland freshwater wetland in East China.

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Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - View of Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian, Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024. With a total area of 750,000 mu, Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve is the largest inland freshwater wetland in East China.

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Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - View of Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve in Suqian, Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024. With a total area of 750,000 mu, Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve is the largest inland freshwater wetland in East China.

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Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - A large number of wild cormorants gather at Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024.

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Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - A large number of wild cormorants gather at Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024.

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Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - A large number of wild cormorants gather at Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024.

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Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - A large number of wild cormorants gather at Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024.

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Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - A large number of wild cormorants gather at Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024.

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Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

Wild Cormorants Gather at Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - A large number of wild cormorants gather at Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024.

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A Cormorant Rests By The Waters - Ajmer

A Cormorant Rests By The Waters - Ajmer

A cormorant rests by the waters of Lake Anasagar in Ajmer on November 9, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Cormorant Rests By The Waters - Ajmer

A Cormorant Rests By The Waters - Ajmer

A cormorant rests by the waters of Lake Anasagar in Ajmer on November 9, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Cormorant Rests By The Waters - Ajmer

A Cormorant Rests By The Waters - Ajmer

A cormorant rests by the waters of Lake Anasagar in Ajmer on November 9, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

End of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

Traditional cormorant fishing called "ukai" is performed on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on the night of Oct. 15, 2023. It is the year's last day of fishing using trained cormorants to catch fish.

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