Commercially popular fishing methods put the tradition at risk of disappearing. More sediment, falling water levels, and higher temperatures are making it harder to fish. Under the light of the moon, ...

OZU, Ehime Prefecture—The traditional cormorant fishing season started on the Hijikawa river here on June 1, entertaining spectators who gathered to watch the trained seabirds catch fish in the night.

GIFU -- Traditional cormorant fishing has begun on the Nagara River in this central Japan city, with fiery torches on boats creating a magical atmosphere for spectators. Cormorant fishing boasts a ...

MIYOSHI, Hiroshima -- Traditional cormorant fishing began on a river in this west Japan city on June 1, with organizers aiming to attract a total of 3,000 spectators during the season. This is the ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--When masters call out to a flock of Japanese cormorants, the birds return to the bank of a man-made pond, their throats bulging with fish. The scene resembles the traditional ...

STORY: In Japan, cormorant fishing is seen as the ideal way of catching the ayu river fish, and has become a popular tourism spectacle. But fisher folk there say the changing climate is shrinking ...

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 to ...

Cormorant fishing has been a fishing method in Japan and China for over 1,300 years. Commercially popular fishing methods put the tradition at risk of disappearing. More sediment, falling water levels ...