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Undocumented Fishermen in Hawaii Are Being Paid 70 Cents an Hour
An Associated Press investigation has found that Hawaiian fishing boats are being manned by hundreds of undocumented workers, subjected to inhumane conditions.
Why These Men Are Risking Their Health to Fish
Despite the signs all over the Santa Monica pier that read “DO NOT EAT CONTAMINATED FISH” in different languages, a group of fishermen continue to fish here everyday and eat every single fish that they catch.
The Beauty and Terror of Fishing for Monster Sharks
A new book documents the gore and the glory of the annual Monster Shark Tournament.
MX Pelagic Life: Making Sharks and Fishermen Work Together
The Mexican NGO is working to reveal the harm shark fishing does to both the ecosystem and the fishing economy of San Carlos. Their solution is to keep the sharks in the water—and bring the tourists in to see them.
Why Brooklyn Needs a Japanese-Style Fish Market
When I see American fishermen properly handling and packaging fish in the way it deserves, I would love to pay them for the trouble of performing ikejime. That’s how I want to change the American seafood culture from the bottom up.
Giant Squid Babies Found for the First Time
A Japanese marine biologist published a paper on the first records of a young giant squid.
Oysters in the Gulf of Mexico Are Still Screwed
We may have lost up to 508 million pounds of oyster meat thanks to the BP oil spill of 2010.
These Fishermen Are Using Twitter to Sell Haddock
After a day at sea, fishing cooperative Dreckly Fish tweets photos of its catch to over 2,000 Twitter followers. Customers tweet to request the shellfish, haddock, cod, or sole they require and have it delivered in less than 24 hours.
North Korean Sailors Defect to South Korea After Rescue at Sea
Their boat was found floating in South Korean waters and while two sailors have asked to be sent back to North Korea, three others wish to stay in the south.
The Majestic Fishermen of Ghana
Romanian photographer Tudor Vintiloiu spent some time documenting the tight knit fishing community of a country burdened with a history of exploitation and slavery.
The UK's Small-Scale Fishermen Are Struggling to Make a Living
Small-scale fishermen make up the majority of the UK’s fishing fleet but have access to just 4 percent of the Individual Fishing Quota, a system intended to prevent overfishing, but that could actually be harming the seabed and local fishermen.
How Two Dutch Squatters Source Some of the Best Fish in the Netherlands
Squatters in the winter, fishermen in summer, and idealists throughout the year, Jan and Barbara Geertsema are the most eccentric fishermen of the Wadden Sea.