CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Forget the fishing, this brilliant comedy duo have got me hooked 

Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Rating: National Trust Unlocked Rating: Lime marmalade — that is the correct answer. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse were having a fervent debate about the world’s best jam, one of them waders-deep in a Scottish salmon river and the other lying on the bank fiddling with his phone. Paul argued … Read more

Meghan King posts charming duo of snaps from her fly fishing excursion with beau Christian Schauf

‘If the show fits’: Meghan King posts cute snaps of beau Christian Schauf as he helps put on her hiking boot while on romantic getaway By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 01:11 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 01:11 BST, 15 August 2020 She’s continuing to forge ahead while her divorce is being finalized.  And Real … Read more

China’s 300-mile fishing fleet is decimating endangered species, scientists warn

Stretching for miles across the horizon, a vast armada of Chinese fishing boats trawl the pristine waters close to the Galapagos Islands. Ostensibly fishing squid, the real target for the 265-strong fleet are sharks to serve the appetite for expensive fin soup, costing up to £350 a bowl, sold in markets across China and Hong Kong. … Read more

Heartbreaking moment giant sperm whale is caught in a fishing net

Sperm Whales belong to the suborder of toothed whales and dolphins, known as odontocetes, and is one of the easiest whales to identify at sea.  The creatures gained their name during the days of commercial whaling. Whalers thought that their large square heads were huge reservoirs for sperm, because when the head was cut open it … Read more

Fishing the spectacular Patagonia rivers in the wilds of Argentina 

Losing a fish is a funny feeling. After the wriggle of the take, the rod bend and the frantic, scrabbling fight, the line goes suddenly slack. That’s when the still-raised voices, elevated heart rates and inevitable torrent of expletives seem a touch over the top. But, soon enough, the quiet returns and the whistling lines … Read more

Downing Street blasts EU’s demands for access to UK fishing waters

Downing Street blasts EU’s demands for access to UK fishing waters as latest round of trade talks begin EU claimed Britain should compromise on access to UK fishing waters  Downing Street said Brussels failed to acknowledge nation’s new independence  The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: ‘This is wishful thinking by the EU’ By Claire Ellicot … Read more

‘It’s wishful thinking’: Downing Street blasts EU’s demands for access to UK fishing waters

‘It’s wishful thinking’: Downing Street blasts EU’s demands for access to UK fishing waters as latest round of trade talks begin EU claimed Britain should compromise on access to UK fishing waters  Downing Street said Brussels failed to acknowledge nation’s new independence  The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: ‘This is wishful thinking by the EU’ … Read more

Heartbreaking images reveal a seal fighting for its life after getting tangled in a fishing net 

‘Enough is enough’: Heartbreaking images reveal a a young seal fighting for its life after getting tangled in a discarded fishing net Galactica is a juvenile seal who was spotted in distress on a Norfolk beach   She had got tangled in a fishing net which had ripped into her fleshy neck   Vets cut away the … Read more

North Atlantic right whales are being weakened by commercial fishing nets, according to new study

North Atlantic right whales ‘could be extinct within 20 years’ as krill they eat migrate away due to climate change and commercial fishing impacts their habitat A new study used drones to photograph right whales in the south and north Researchers found North Atlantic right whales were much smaller than whales in the southern hemisphere … Read more