Japan “Tachinomi-ya means “standing bar.” The whole of working-class Japan seems to flow through such establishments at...” Readings
Palawan Over 10 years ago, a fisherman in Palawan, an island archipelago in the Philippines, found what’s believed to be the world’s largest pearl. The... Did You Know?
South Africa An Oyster’s Journey by Alexander Wooley Not too long ago, I was on a media junket run by the Hong Kong government....
Asia More than 1,000 years ago, both European and Asian fishermen relied on trained cormorants to help them catch fish. The practice still continues in... Did You Know?
China “Here, in the fishing port of Tanmen in the southern island of Hainan, 50-year-old captain Chen...” Simon Denyer Readings
England In 1653, Englishman Izaak Walton published his first edition of The Compleat Angler, as much a meditation on fishing and enjoying time on the... Did You Know?
Ghana Fishing is an integral part of Ghanaian culture and the economy. But on Tuesdays, fishing typically ceases across the country and fisherman avoid the... Did You Know?
Canada “It used to be a good living, fishing. It was all inshore fishing when I was...” Annie Proulx Readings
