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Levanta in Barbate - Cadiz

A fisherman during the 'levantá' of tuna in the vicinity of Barbate, on May 27, 2025, in Barbate, Cadiz, Andalusia (Spain). The 'levantá' of Barbate is the culminating and most spectacular moment of the traditional fishing of bluefin tuna in the almadraba, an ancient art that is practiced every spring off the coast of Barbate (Cadiz). It consists of slowly raising the codend net, where the tuna have been trapped during their migration towards the Mediterranean, causing the large fish to emerge to the surface amidst flapping and foam, while the fishermen select and catch the largest specimens. Nowadays, the technique has evolved: the divers sacrifice the tuna one by one with "luparas" (special poles), and the final lifting is done with cranes, although the ritual and collective character of the process is preserved. Photo by Juanma Jimenez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Marsh Arabs - Iraq

A fisherman stands on a wooden narrow canoe in the waterways of the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Ahwar area of Dhi Qar on January 22, 2021. The Mesopotamian Marshes are located in southern Iraq, in the basin of the two mythical rivers of the Middle East: the Euphrates and the Tigris. The region is considered one of the cradles of civilization and, according to legend, even hosted the Gardens of Eden. The Marsh Arabs, also called Maadans, are an ancient community. It is estimated that they have occupied the marshes for almost 5,000 years. Between 1991 and 2003, the former dictator Saddam Hussein completely dried up the area because he believed it harbored his opponents. When he fell, the Maadans returned and tore down the dikes and dams he had built. The marshes have then almost returned to their original state. But in recent years, global warming and dams built upstream of the two rivers in Turkey have once again put the marshes in danger. Photo by Aline Deschamps/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Former fisherman Shen Xuerong (L) and his wife Shen Yanyan work at their agritainment resort in Jinting Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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River Story | From fishermen to guardians of Yangtze River

STORY: River Story | From fishermen to guardians of Yangtze River SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the patrol team working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman 3. various of the patrolling 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman 5. various of finless porpoises 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman STORYLINE: In 2021, a 10-year fishing ban took effect in the pivotal waters of the Yangtze River to restore biodiversity. Many former fishermen have thus taken on new roles. 43-year-old Zhou Gang is one of them. After retiring from fishing, Zhou joined an assist patrol team in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, to stop illegal fishing on the Yangtze River. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman "I've been a member of the patrol team for three years. We used

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A Shared Path | A "city on the sea" bears aspirations of Sri Lankans

STORY: A Shared Path | A "city on the sea" bears aspirations of Sri Lankans DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:08:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Sri Lanka, a "gem in the Indian Ocean." The vast expanse of the sea has always been a blessing for locals. However, it also limits the island country's potential for development. Puttalam Village Sri Lanka SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese): SANJEEWA FERNANDO, Local resident, and his son Son: "Dad, I don't want to be a fisherman when I grow up." Father: "Then, what do you want to do?" Son: "I'd like to do something that no one in our village has ever done before." Father: "Son, what's that indeed?" Son: Dad, do you think a city can grow from the sea? Sanjeewa Fernando couldn't answer his son's question. But maybe he could give him an answer the second day. SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese): SANJEEWA FERNANDO, Local resident "Son, tomorrow I'm going to the port city for a job interview. Wanna come along?" Explorers are bound to succeed. -- A Sri Lankan proverb Ferna

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PLA navy rescues wounded Philippine fisherman

STORY: PLA navy rescues wounded Philippine fisherman DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: ZHANJIANG, China CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of PLA navy rescuing wounded Philippine fisherman STORYLINE: A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval vessel recently rescued two Philippine fishermen, said Chinese authorities. According to the PLA Southern Theater Command Navy and the South China Sea division of the China Coast Guard, the PLA naval vessel Aba was approached by two Philippine fishermen seeking help during its cruise in the eastern maritime zone of the Nansha Islands. One of the fishermen suffered wounds inflicted by propeller blades and was losing blood. PLA naval medics examined the wounds and brought the fisherman aboard for further treatment. On board the vessel, PLA naval medics cleansed the fisherman's wounds, stopped the bleeding, and bandaged the wounds. The vessel also provided the fishermen with food and medical supplies, including drinking water, antibiot

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Iraq's fishery industry struggles to survive water scarcity, overfishing

STORY: Iraq's fishery struggles to survive water scarcity, overfishing DATELINE: May 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:34 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fishery in Iraq 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAYD HASHIM AL-MUSAWI, Fisherman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HATEM FAISAL AL-JUBOURI, Agricultural engineer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HAZIM DAHMOUSH, Head of the Fish Hatchery Department at the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SAYD HAIDER, Owner of fishing supplies shop STORYLINE: Fish production is one of Iraq's vital economic sectors, but it has suffered many setbacks in recent years due to climate change, water scarcity, pollution, and overfishing. Hashim al-Musawi, a 76-year-old fisherman living on the western bank of the Tigris River in central Baghdad, feels heart-breaking when he sees that the river has become muddy and polluted. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAYD HASHIM AL-MUSAWI, Fisherman "I have been working for more than 50 years in this profession (fisherman) since I was a

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Well-known fisherman on China's Lijiang River passes away

STORY: Well-known fisherman on China's Lijiang River passes away DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: GUILIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lijiang River 2. various of Huang Quande STORYLINE: Hailed as one of the most beautiful rivers on Earth, the Lijiang River is featured on the back of China's 20-yuan banknote. Recently, Huang Quande, believed to be the prototype of the fisherman on the Lijiang River on the banknote, passed away at the age of 94. In recent years, with the development of tourism, the former fisherman had become a "model" on the picturesque river, attracting many tourists to take pictures with him. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guilin, China. (XHTV)

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Filipino fisherman affected by territorial dispute

MASINLOC, Philippines - Photo taken April 4, 2013, in Masinloc, the Philippines, shows Miguel Betana with his boat in the background. He is one of the Filipino fishermen hoping to return to fishing grounds at Scarborough Shoal, where they are effectively barred from entering because of a territorial dispute with China.

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U.N. forest hero

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's fisherman-turned-environmentalist Shigeatsu Hatakeyama holds the English version of his book before a ceremony for six recipients including him of the United Nations Forum on Forests' Forest Hero award at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 9, 2012. Hatakeyama, from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is founder and chairman of Mori wa Umi no Koibito (Forests are Lovers of the Sea), a nonprofit environmental conservation organization. Kesennuma is one of the areas hardest-hit by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Aegis destroyer collides with small boat

KATSUURA, Japan - A fisherman (L) hands a jacket worn by missing fisherman Haruo Kichisei to one of Kichisei's relatives (R) after it was found at a marine accident site. Kichisei and his son remain missing after a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer equipped with the advanced Aegis radar system collided with a small fishing boat they were working on in the Pacific off the coast of Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19. The boat capsized.

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Japanese fisherman shot dead on boat by Russian border patrol

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (2nd from R) meets with Russia's acting ambassador, Mikhail Galuzin (2nd from L), at his ministry in Tokyo Aug. 16 to lodge a protest. Earlier in the day, a Russian border patrol unit fired on a Japanese crab fishing boat near disputed islands, killing one fisherman. (Pool photo)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-ABALONE BREEDING (CN)

(221126) -- LIANJIANG, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A fisherman works on a transport vessel on the waters of Lianjiang County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 25, 2022. Abalone breeding is one of the pillar industries in Lianjiang County. As abalones have very strict requirements on their growing environment, especially the water temperature, fishermen in Lianjiang have adopted a way of breeding in different sea areas to improve the survival rate of abalones. Every year at the turn of spring and summer in April and May, abalones are sent to the northern sea area, where the water is cooler, to spend the summer, and then come back to Lianjiang when late autumn comes. In this way, not only is the yield of abalones increased, but also the quality is improved. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-ABALONE BREEDING (CN)

(221126) -- LIANJIANG, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A fisherman works on a transport vessel on the waters of Lianjiang County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 25, 2022. Abalone breeding is one of the pillar industries in Lianjiang County. As abalones have very strict requirements on their growing environment, especially the water temperature, fishermen in Lianjiang have adopted a way of breeding in different sea areas to improve the survival rate of abalones. Every year at the turn of spring and summer in April and May, abalones are sent to the northern sea area, where the water is cooler, to spend the summer, and then come back to Lianjiang when late autumn comes. In this way, not only is the yield of abalones increased, but also the quality is improved. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

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Traditional wooden boats dying out in Baghdad amid prevailing modern lifestyle

STORY: Traditional wooden boats dying out in Baghdad amid prevailing modern lifestyle DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wooden boats on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABBAS ABDUL-KAREEM, Owner of a boat-building workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU BILAL, Fisherman STORYLINE: Traditional wooden boats, which used to be part of the classic sceneries along the Tigris River in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, are disappearing, while boat craftsmen and owners are struggling to preserve this heritage as more modern boats sprout up. "The wooden boat industry has almost disappeared. There are very few wooden boat makers now," Abbas Abdul-Kareem, 42, told Xinhua in the al-Kareimat neighborhood, one of the oldest urban areas in central Baghdad. "My father and grandfathers used to build wooden boats, and many other workshops spread on both sides of the river here, but a few decades ago, this profession began to

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Japanese fisherman shot dead on boat by Russian border patrol

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (2nd from R) meets with Russia's acting ambassador, Mikhail Galuzin (2nd from L), at his ministry in Tokyo Aug. 16 to lodge a protest. Earlier in the day, a Russian border patrol unit fired on a Japanese crab fishing boat near disputed islands, killing one fisherman. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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U.N. forest hero

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's fisherman-turned-environmentalist Shigeatsu Hatakeyama holds the English version of his book before a ceremony for six recipients including him of the United Nations Forum on Forests' Forest Hero award at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 9, 2012. Hatakeyama, from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is founder and chairman of Mori wa Umi no Koibito (Forests are Lovers of the Sea), a nonprofit environmental conservation organization. Kesennuma is one of the areas hardest-hit by the March 2011 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Aegis destroyer collides with small boat

KATSUURA, Japan - A fisherman (L) hands a jacket worn by missing fisherman Haruo Kichisei to one of Kichisei's relatives (R) after it was found at a marine accident site. Kichisei and his son remain missing after a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer equipped with the advanced Aegis radar system collided with a small fishing boat they were working on in the Pacific off the coast of Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19. The boat capsized. (Kyodo)