Tag: fishing

Ontario Boy, 10, Reels in a Military Bomb From 1954 While Magnet Fishing With His Grandfather

A 10-year-old boy has become the talk of his town since reeling in a bomb while magnet fishing with his grandfather on an Ontario lake in Canada. Brandon Bastien, who lives in St. Thomas with his father, was out on July 25 with his maternal grandfather, Steve Posthumus, a lifelong Elmer resident, when something was…


Elon Musk’s Satellites Beam Internet Into Remote Chilean Fishing Hamlet

SOTOMO, Chile—After half an hour’s windswept journey on foot and by boat through a craggy forested estuary to the school he attends in remote southern Chile, Diego Guerrero can finally access the internet. His school is located in the hamlet of Sotomo, around 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of the capital Santiago in the region…


Fishermen Reel in 11-Foot Monster Sturgeon That Weighs Over 800 Pounds in Fraser River

It was a memorable weekend on the Fraser River in B.C. for a fishing tour that reeled in a “once-in-a-lifetime” monster sturgeon in July. A group of Fraser River Lodge corporate clients hooked a fish that their guide said was the biggest they’d ever caught in his 26 years in the recreational fishing business. The…


Fishing Guide Videos 10-Foot-Long, 400-Pound Sturgeon Leaping ‘On Top of Us’ on Fraser River

As anglers flock back to river valleys amidst waning pandemic restrictions, one B.C. fishing tour is catching attention after a video of a ginormous jumping fish went viral. The owner of Yves Bisson Sturgeon Co, based in Chilliwack, was on the river with clients when they saw a sturgeon of legendary proportions leaping practically on top of…


Undetected Chinese Fishing Fleets Suspected of Invading Argentina’s Waters: Report

A recent report documented up to 6,000 foreign fishing vessels that disabled their public tracking devices for more than 24 hours along the border of Argentina’s national waters, sounding the alarm that they could be illegally fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “The Chinese fleet was responsible for 66 percent of these incidents,”…


Chemical Cargo Ship Sinks Off Sri Lanka, Fouling Rich Fishing Waters

COLOMBO—A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s west coast, its navy said on Wednesday, and tonnes of plastic pellets have fouled the country’s rich fishing waters in one of its worst-ever marine disasters. The government on Wednesday suspended fishing along an 80-km (50-mile) stretch of the island’s coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing…


Britain, Norway in Post-Brexit Fisheries Deal With EU

OSLO/COPENHAGEN—Norway, Britain, and the European Union have reached a trilateral deal on catch limits for jointly managed North Sea fish stocks following the UK’s exit from the EU, the three parties said on Tuesday. The new trilateral deal, covering common North Sea fishing quotas for cod, haddock, plaice, whiting, herring, and saithe, is the first…


Johnson Reveals £23 Million Compensation Package as Post Brexit Red Tape Stifles UK Exports

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that a £23 million ($31.24 million) fund has been created to compensate businesses whose exports have been delayed by excessive red tape following Britain’s exit from the European Union. The government said this extra cash was on top of a £100 million ($136 million) investment in the industry…