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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

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

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

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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China: Drone Rescues Stranded Fisherman From Rising River in Zhejiang

On October 13, in Lishui, Zhejiang, a video captured a man fishing when the river’s water level suddenly surged, leaving him stranded in the middle of the current. Chen, a local drone operator, quickly responded by deploying a crop-spraying drone with a maximum takeoff weight of 150 kilograms. The footage showed the drone hovering above the river and lowering a rope for the man to grab before airlifting him to the riverbank in just two minutes.This is the tense moment that a drone pilot in China used an agricultural drone to save a fisherman trapped by a sudden flash flood.

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China: Man Uses Long Spear to Catch Fish in Fast-Flowing River in Hebei

A man in Mancheng District, Hebei Province, China, was filmed successfully catching a large fish from a rushing river using a long spear on September 15, 2025.

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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

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

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

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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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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Southern China Prepares for Typhoon Ragasa

A fisherman sails a fishing boat into a branch of a river to shelter from the wind in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, September 23, 2025. Typhoon Ragasa is expected to impact the island province of Hainan, with the provincial capital Haikou to suspend classes, ferry services, park operations, work and business activities starting later on Tuesday or Wednesday. All train services to and from the island will be canceled on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Illustration - St Jean De Luz

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUTRY. SAINT JEAN DE LUZ, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER NIVELLE AND IN FRONT OF THE FISHING HARBOUR OF SAINT JEAN DE LUZ, THE SMALL TOWN OF CIBOURE HAS KEPT MOST OF ITS TRADITIONNAL AND COLORFULL HOUSES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wetlands Guard Bird Species from Plateau to Urban Landscape - China

A black-necked crane tries to keep a fishing gull away from its nest in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 4, 2025. As an important part of the world's ecosystem, wetland plays a huge role in many aspects including ecology, environment, economy and society. Known as an extra lung for Londoners, the London Wetland Centre is an urban ecological paradise transformed from industrial wasteland on the banks of the River Thames. The site was formerly four reservoirs operated by the Thames Water Company, which supplied drinking water to the southwest of London. The London Wetland Centre began construction in 1995 and was completed and opened to the public in 2000. Visitors to the centre can observe numerous endangered bird species, with over 200 species observed and recorded in the area, embodying a harmonious balance between urban life and nature. The unique geographical environment of Xizang nurtures distinct biological communities, housing many rare species. In efforts to

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE, GIRONDE (33), AQUITAINE, LAMPREY FISHING ON THE GARONNE RIVER Photo by Jean-Bernard Nadeau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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