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+20 +3The more humanely a fish is killed, the better it tastes
Meat from quickly killed fish stays fresher far longer than meat from fish that die of asphyxiation
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+56 +9Lost at sea: the man who vanished for 14 months
In November 2012, Salvador Alvarenga went fishing off the coast of Mexico. Two days later, a storm hit and he made a desperate SOS. It was the last anyone heard from him – for 438 days. This is his story. By Jonathan Franklin.
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+11 +4The Pacific halibut fishery shows that sustainable seafood is possible, it just requires sound science
Eating sustainably doesn’t have to be hard; just take the easy steps to become informed about where your food is coming from and how it got to your plate.
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+22 +1The race to fish: how fishing subsidies are emptying our oceans
Fish numbers are rapidly dwindling globally, and fishery subsidies are one of the key drivers behind this decline.
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+40 +1One of the World’s Most Notorious Illegal Fishing Crews Is Fined $17 Million
Sea Shepherd’s dogged pursuit of the vessel Thunder has resulted in jail time, big penalties, and a breakthrough in how to catch ocean poachers.
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+30 +3Crab-Catching Blues
Morgan Tolley is a third generation crab processor working on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, but he's worried that his industry may be under threat as more and more young people shun the traditional family-oriented trade.
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+34 +2Salmon Population Plummeting in Lake Michigan
A smaller population of Michigan's premier game fish may be necessary, as invasive mussels change the lake environment.
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+24 +3Team rescues polar bear trapped in fishing net
This story of a 1,000-pound bear, tangled up and in trouble in a remote arctic location, has a happy ending.
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+23 +2View From Below: Does Lure Color Matter Underwater?
Have you ever wondered what the fish see? Find out how lure color changes underwater for better fishing results from fishing expert Steve Starling.
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+39 +8The Last Days of Stealhead Joe
The Deschutes River fly-fishing guide called Stealhead Joe was an angling master with a long list of devoted clients. But as Ian Frazier, who fished with Joe last fall, learned, off the water, Joe’s life was a tangle of troubles that ultimately overwhelmed him.
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+2 +1Guy catches a fish using his drone.
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+2 +1From Dock To Dish: A New Model Connects Chefs To Local Fishermen
Prominent chefs are signing up for restaurant-supported fisheries: They commit to buying fresh-caught seafood, whatever the species, from local small fishermen. A pilot program launched in California.
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+13 +1Maryland Man Catches Record-Size Snakehead Fish Using Bow and Arrow
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+2 +1Drone can stay in the air for two days to spot fish poachers
Fishing companies might soon launch drones to keep an eye out for poachers and hunt for specific types of fish.
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+1 +1Concern over Scottish marine protected areas
Fishermen's leaders warn the creation of Marine Protected Areas around Scotland's coast could result in a modern-day "clearance" that would devastate small fishing communities. Environmentalists have described the claims as "exaggerated".
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+2 +1Scientists investigate whether fish could evolve to become less catchable
Intensive fishing prompts much concern and debate over sustainability of fish stocks, but could it also be driving evolutionary changes that render fish of the future less catchable?
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+1 +1Shark Attacks Angler's Fish
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+2 +1Heat and drought devastate sockeye salmon fishing and spawning on Washington rivers
Here at the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia rivers, tens of thousands of sockeye and chinook salmon stage themselves every summer in an underwater base camp, waiting to make a final push to higher elevations in Canada and their cold-stream destiny: spawning.
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+2 +1Huge 7ft Grouper caught on a Paddle Board
Captain Ben Chancey landed a huge fish off the East Coast of Florida from a paddle board.
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+2 +1New hooks could save catch-and-release fish
Recreational fishermen asked to test new hooks
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