Getty Images for Unsplash + Over the last 25 years, Californian fishing regulations have seen the dramatic recovery of various game fish like sea bass and rockfish to the point where they can be fished sustainably again. Collectively known as groundfish, these stocks were serially depleted in the 1990s and early 2000s. Fish like ocean … Read more
credit – Andre Smits, via SWNS Underwater photographers and free divers recently rescued a mobula ray tangled in a rope while being circled by sharks. After swimming away, the injured ray unexpectedly returned, circling the divers in what they described as a “thank you” moment. The mobula ray was trapped more than 30 feet below … Read more
Pterois miles, or lionfish, in the Cyclades – credit, Paolo Gamba, CC BY-2.0. In parts of the Mediterranean, invasive lionfish have devastated local marine biodiversity, but an allegiance between fishermen and chefs may mean the invader has met its match. On the island of Cyprus, the strategy is now clear: if we can’t beat it, … Read more
Pia It was 75 years ago the last time there were as many octopus in British waters as there are now, with the UK’s Wildlife Trusts declaring that 2025 was the ‘Year of the Octopus.’ These eight-legged spineless creatures, one of the most fascinating to inhabit our planet, have been seen in record numbers by … Read more
Grey seal surprised Norfolk fisherman showing up in his net – SWNS SQUARE A surprised fisherman hooked an unlikely catch the day after Christmas when he netted a lost seal 20 miles up river from the coast. The angler was in a row boat on the River Bure in Norfolk when the grey seal went … Read more
Tackling Minds uses fishing to tackle mental health – via SWNS After fishing turned out to be the saving grace during his recovery from a decade of mental health struggles and alcohol addiction, an Englishman wanted to hook others on the soothing sport—and now his program is a medicine being prescribed by doctors. Founded five … Read more