Month: February 2023

A lonely boy finds peace in fishing Are you ready to bait some monsters? Team17 and Black Salt Games have announced that the eldritch fishing game, Dredge, will be setting sail on March 30, 2023. That’s why I love fishing games, there are so many analogies I can make for when they launch. That’s practically…

In Baltimore, people are gathering trash, treasure and new friends from the bank of the Chesapeake Bay. They're fishing with high-powered magnets. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In Baltimore, some residents are finding a novel way to fight off the winter blues. Magnet fishing is bringing residents down to a local pier to see what kind of…

A sperm whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend probably died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said on Thursday, highlighting the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans every year.The body…

The commercial barramundi season may have started in the Northern Territory but some boats remain in Darwin because fishers have lost access to a major fishing ground. Key points:The NT's commercial barramundi fishing season runs from February 1 to September 30The industry has lost access to a major fishing ground for barramundi and threadfin salmonCommercial fishers will require a Section 19…

A new episode of “Mongabay Explains” examines the difference between artisanal and industrial fishing.Broadly speaking, artisanal fishing is a form of traditional fishing that uses relatively small, low-powered boats to make short trips close to shore and catch relatively small quantities of fish, whereas industrial fishing uses large vessels that make longer trips farther out…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. George Santos of New York announced Tuesday he is temporarily stepping down from his two congressional committees, a move that comes amid a host of ethics issues and a day after he met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple…

A brave eight-year-old boy in Australia says he won’t be put off going back in the water despite being bitten by a shark on a fishing trip. Manni Alam survived his encounter with the deadly denizen of the deep when it launched at him from the waves as he landed a fish he had caught.Footage…

CHRISTINA LARSON, AP Science WriterJan. 30, 2023Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 12:54 a.m. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of11In this 2008 photo, provided by Oregon State University, dolphin jump in front of fishermen at Praia da Tesoura, in Laguna, Brazil. In the seaside city of Laguna, scientists have, for the first time,…