fish
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It is a centuries-old tradition in Wales, but coracle fishers on a major river have said pollution has meant there are "no fish" left.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Keith Elias's family have been fishing on the river for 300 years - he said he only caught one fish this season.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Environmental advocates say it would starve the Delta of needed water and threaten fish that are already in severe decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
That came after staff from local fish and chip shop Penalunas, in Hirwaun, handed out free food to firefighters tackling the blaze until 03:00 BST on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Officer Salzburg,” I said, extending a hand that he shook like a limp fish.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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It says the blue shark is one of Ireland's largest and most valuable marine sport fishes.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"We lost 85% of the marine prairies, and we saw the fishes on the shore looking for oxygen, and these images were horrible," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Celtic art occupies a fluid, timeless plane where birds, fishes, dragons, gods, humans and pure motion continually morph and merge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 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
Jamie fishes in her backpack and hands her a compact with kitten ears on it.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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There’s a predictable resistance of In my day we fished with a wooden stick and a bottle cap and caught fish the size of Buicks, etc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
For generations, Seynabou Tall's ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who quit school nearly four years ago, is now learning to surf.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
He moved to Las Cuevas, where he fished and worked in construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
She fished a small lace-edged handkerchief out of her bag and this she somehow managed to wrap around the end of my tail.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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John used to love to go fishing with his son.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The two men were found alive and floating inside a cool box, ordinarily used to store caught fish on a fishing boat.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But many whales are also identifiable by their scars, including from collisions with everything from tankers, cargo and cruise ships to fishing boats and recreational vessels.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Beijing designated Special Economic Zones—Shenzhen, then a fishing village, became the most famous—where foreign investment could enter and commercial experimentation could proceed under different rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Danny cried the entire way to the lake, and while he held his fishing pole.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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