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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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Seaweed farming in southwestern Japan

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 28, 2023, shows colorful nets spread for seaweed farming in the Ariake Sea off Saga in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)

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(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 18, 1992 shows the first electricity pole at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-GALLE-STILT FISHING

(231003) -- GALLE, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists try stilt fishing in Galle, Sri Lanka, Oct. 3, 2023. Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka. Local fishermen sit on a crossbar called "petta", which is tied to a vertical pole driven into the sand a few meters offshore. From that position, a fisherman will cast his rod and wait until a fish takes the bait. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-GALLE-STILT FISHING

(231003) -- GALLE, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists try stilt fishing in Galle, Sri Lanka, Oct. 3, 2023. Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka. Local fishermen sit on a crossbar called "petta", which is tied to a vertical pole driven into the sand a few meters offshore. From that position, a fisherman will cast his rod and wait until a fish takes the bait. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-GALLE-STILT FISHING

(231003) -- GALLE, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sri Lankan stilt fisherman is seen working in Galle, Sri Lanka, Oct. 3, 2023. Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka. Local fishermen sit on a crossbar called "petta", which is tied to a vertical pole driven into the sand a few meters offshore. From that position, a fisherman will cast his rod and wait until a fish takes the bait. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-GALLE-STILT FISHING

(231003) -- GALLE, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sri Lankan stilt fisherman is seen working in Galle, Sri Lanka, Oct. 3, 2023. Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka. Local fishermen sit on a crossbar called "petta", which is tied to a vertical pole driven into the sand a few meters offshore. From that position, a fisherman will cast his rod and wait until a fish takes the bait. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-GALLE-STILT FISHING

(231003) -- GALLE, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sri Lankan stilt fisherman is seen working in Galle, Sri Lanka, Oct. 3, 2023. Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka. Local fishermen sit on a crossbar called "petta", which is tied to a vertical pole driven into the sand a few meters offshore. From that position, a fisherman will cast his rod and wait until a fish takes the bait. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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Fishing at Lanzheron beach in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 - A woman fishes on the pier at the Lanzheron beach, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Fishing at Lanzheron beach in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 - A man and a boy fish on the pier at the Lanzheron beach, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Fishing at Lanzheron beach in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 - A senior woman holds a fishing pole as she sits in a folding chair on a pier at the Lanzheron beach, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 2

(230821) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mascot 'Youhuu' gestures with a fishing pole during the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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Relaxing at shallow bank of Dnipro River

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JULY 23, 2023 - Members of the public fish by the Dnipro River after the water receded due to the blowing of the Kakhovka Dam by Russian occupiers on June 6, 2023, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Relaxing at shallow bank of Dnipro River

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JULY 23, 2023 - Two men fish by the Dnipro River at sunset after the water receded due to the blowing of the Kakhovka Dam by Russian occupiers on June 6, 2023, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Crowd gathers for tuna-filleting show in northern Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A large crowd of people watch a show to fillet a huge tuna during a "maguro" (tuna) festival on Oct. 25, 2014, in Oma, a town in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, known for its traditional pole-and-line fishing.

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Tuna-filleting show held as part of festival in north Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A huge tuna is filleted during a "maguro" (tuna) festival on Oct. 25, 2014, in Oma, a town in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, known for its traditional pole-and-line fishing.

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The entrance to Yumoto Spa

This is around the bridge to the Old Hakone Toursit Hall after crossing Asahi Bridge which was moved in 1893. Two men with fishing gear, five women with yukata summer kimono, and three more people next to the electric pole, are visible on the car street from Tonosawa to Miyanoshita opened I 1887. The power line opened in 1892 and the line and the electric poles can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐22‐0]

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Nakasendo Matsuida Inns from Usui River

The Usui River which originates from Mt. Komochi to the east of Usui range on the former Nakasendo. The houses of Matsuida juku can be seen. The center fore may be a broken bridge. A man fishes with his pole. Usui River is famous for fishing ayu (sweetfish) to the present day.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐55‐0]

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Hozu River

A boat drifts on a gentle river with relatively few rocks showing on the surface of the water. The helmsman holds his pole sitting, the man in the center holds an umbrella, and the person at the bow holds a fishing rod. Poles line the bank of the river, and mountains rise sharply nearby.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐11‐0]