Fishing

Fifty-five detained Iranian fishermen freed in UAE, embassy says

The fishermen were detained by the UAE's coast guard in recent months due to "special conditions" in the region, Iran's embassy in the UAE stated.

 Fishermen unload their catch on May 16, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz on Qeshm Island, Iran.
Sea turtle rescued from fishing lines off the coast of Caesarea.

Marine researchers rescue sea turtle tangled in fishing line off the coast of Caesarea

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IDF troops combatting Hezbollah drone threat with borrowed fishing nets - report

Japan Coast Guard ships are docked at a port in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, January 13, 2026.

Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat, arrests skipper for fleeing inspection


IDF strikes Hamas targets in retaliation for incendiary balloons

The IDF jets struck several buildings in a Hamas military base as well as infrastructure and utilities used for the group’s activities.

Smoke rises from a building after it was destroyed by Israeli air strikes amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza May 11, 2021

Modern-day Jonah: Cape Cod diver swallowed by humpback whale, but escapes

The story of biblical proportions has been thought too good to be true by some, who cast doubt on this miraculous escape.

A humpback whale is seen breaching the water.

Colby Blackwell on how he completed the Billfish Grand Slam


Hamas claims 3 Gaza fishermen killed by explosive Israeli quadcopter

The Gazan Interior Ministry released an animated video simulating the incident.

Palestinian fishermen riding a boat cast their net as birds fly off the coast of Gaza City February 19, 2020

Doctors extract fishhook from fisherman's eye and manage to save it

Some two days after the surgery, the fisherman reportedly felt better and even started seeing shadows and light in the injured eye.

The team fo dcotors and medical staff who saved the fisherman's eye.

Meet Franklin Seeber, leading YouTube star and content creator


Spearfishing in Gaza, a living improvised under the sea

Gaza has around 250 men who fish with spears and some 4,000 who use boats and nets, among a population of two million.

Palestinian spear-fisherman Ashraf Al-Amoudi displays fish on a beach in the southern Gaza Strip, October 8, 2020.

Rare all-white tope shark caught in the UK for the first time

While finding a tope shark is amazing enough, as they are considered a critically endangered species, its made all the rarer for its lack of pigmentation, a rare sight on any animal.

Dusky Shark swiming in the sea

Twitter reveals fresh details about July 15 breach

The hackers were after specific employees who had access to account support tools used by Twitter's support teams.

The Twitter application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017

Meet the people who fished on the Jordan River 20,000 years ago

A crucial aspect that characterizes Dureijat is that it was used for such a long time, albeit not in a continuous way

Epipaleolithic site of Jordan River Dureijat