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[fish] / fɪʃ /


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On the Carpinteria Reef, commercial fishers target crab, lobster, sea urchin, sea cucumber and, farther out, fish, including halibut, said Dave Colker, executive director of Ventura County Commercial Fishermen’s Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

“There are certain industries or certain companies that don’t care because their compute bill could be $2 million. If they can save half a million dollars, they have bigger fish to fry,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He said chipping away at opportunities to catch local seafood could mean flying in more fish from Chile or Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mangrove rivulus fish are naturally combative, particularly when they encounter another member of their species.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

I cooked them a meal of whale oil and fish.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Now, when you think about the miracle of the fishes and the loaves in each of the four first books of the New Testament, it’s that important.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Jonathan Sisler fishes for tuna and snapper 100 miles off the coast of Florida, and he wants to get to his spots in a hurry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Will Shugg, who fishes from Mevagissey, has been taking part in the trial as well as voluntarily having cameras monitoring his catches.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

We humans eat seven fishes on Christmas Eve, samosas on Eid al-Fitr and maple cookies behind the moon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

He had pheasants and grouse and the ducks down on the pond and fishes behind all his dams.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

The debate over FFS grew so rancorous that Bassmaster decided that this year’s Elite Series would be split in half–half of the tournaments would be fished with FFS, and the half would prohibit FFS completely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

"I just remember looking into the river and seeing all these dead fish and I knew something was seriously wrong, I haven't fished in it since then, it's never been the same," Scullion said.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Jenkin puts together his bespoke films like tactile, fragile curiosities — it’s as if the battered reels have been fished out of the water, their origin unknown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Still, he could salvage something, he said, pointing to his son as he fished out boxes of herbal treatments from under the rubble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

The wait was long, my grandchildren, and as I fished there I grew uneasy.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Both areas will allow hook-and-line fishing from the shore but prohibit commercial fishing and sportfishing from a boat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Located about 30 minutes outside of Nashville, the retreat offers a fishing lake, one-bedroom cottage, and large barn for storage or entertaining.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

"What type of species are we going to have left in our customary fishing ground? We have to do something," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

To complete our 600-mile loop, we headed south via car ferry to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, overnighting in the pretty fishing town of Stykkishólmur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But then Danny remembered that all the fishing supplies were in the garage, gathering dust from the winter.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova


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