Under the light of the moon, with sparkling fire swinging from the edge of their boats lighting their way, Gifu City's fishermen are ready to start their day. Instead of using poles, rods, and ...

Cormorant fishing in Ozu dates to the Edo Period (1603-1867). However, the tradition declined for a time before being revived as a tourist attraction in 1957. At its peak, the event attracted ...

Not a goose, rather, the bird discovered by a good Samaritan turned out to be a cormorant wrapped in fishing line, the ...

Fishing boats are out on the Nagara River in Gifu this week for the start of cormorant fishing season. The centuries-old tradition, known as ukai fishing, involves fishers manipulating cormorants ...

GIFU--A packed spectator boat ran aground during a traditional cormorant fishing event on the Nagaragawa river here Aug. 19, injuring two foreign tourists. The boat carrying 17 passengers and two ...

According to the note, cormorant numbers are increasing in most ... on the recovery of cod stocks and that limiting commercial fishing is not enough to allow cod stocks to recover.