20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, Illinois, USA, Fishing for invasive carp. Fishermen on the Illinois River using gillnets to catch invasive Asian carp, mostly the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Sorce Freshwater workers processing and packing silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) caught in the Illinois River. An invasive Asian carp species, the fish are sold under the nam... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Sorce Freshwater workers processing and packing silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) caught in the Illinois River. An invasive Asian carp species, the fish are sold under the nam... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Sorce Freshwater workers processing and packing silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) caught in the Illinois River. An invasive Asian carp species, the fish are sold under the nam... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Sorce Freshwater workers processing and packing silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) caught in the Illinois River. An invasive Asian carp species, the fish are sold under the nam... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Sorce Freshwater workers processing and packing silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) caught in the Illinois River. An invasive Asian carp species, the fish are sold under the nam... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Sorce Freshwater workers processing and packing silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) caught in the Illinois River. An invasive Asian carp species, the fish are sold under the nam... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Sorce Freshwater worker shoveling ice onto silver Asian carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) caught in the Illinois River. An invasive Asian carp species, the fish will be processed, pa... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Gloves and boots, Sorce Freshwater, workers processing invasive carp from the Illinois River. The fish are sold under the name Shiruba © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Work aprons hanging up, Sorce Freshwater, workers processing invasive carp from the Illinois River. The fish are sold under the name Shiruba © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA, Illinois River fisherman fishing for catfish on the Illinois River. Using a trotline, a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. Members of the Midwest Fish Co-op. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA, Illinois River fisherman fishing for catfishu sing a trotline, a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. Members of the Midwest Fish Co-op. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA, Illinois River fisherman fishing for catfishu sing a trotline, a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. Members of the Midwest Fish Co-op. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA, Illinois River fisherman measuring a catfish to see if it is legal to keep. This one was a bit short, so he returned it to the river. Member of the Midwest Fish Co-op. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA-Sun rising over the Illinois River, fisherman backing his fishing boat into the water to check his lines for catfish. He uses trotlines, long lines from which a hundred or more baited hook... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA-Sun rising, Illinois River fisherman heading out to fish for catfish. He uses a trotline, a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. Member of the Midwest Fish Co-op. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA, Illinois River fisherman removing the hook from a catfish he has caught. He uses a trotline, a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. Member of the Midwest Fish Co-... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA-Catfish hooked on a trotline, Illinois River. A trotline is a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA-Illinois River fisherman holding a Gar caught whilest fishing for catfish. He uses a trotline, a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. Gar are often successful in t... © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA-Illinois River fisherman fishing for catfish using a trotline, a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. Members of the Midwest Fish Co-op. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA, Illinois River fisherman loading catch into an ice box. Fishing for catfish on the Illinois River. Member of the Midwest Fish Co-op. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA-Catfish caught on the Illinois River in the boat © Jim West

20-06-2022 - Peoria, USA-Illinois River fisherman fishing for catfish using a trotline, a long line from which a hundred or more baited hooks are hung. Members of the Midwest Fish Co-op. © Jim West

20-06-2022 - East Peoria, USA-Sorce Freshwater workers processing and packing silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) caught in the Illinois River. An invasive Asian carp species, the fish are sold under the nam... © Jim West

12-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Bay Port Fish Company, Lake Huron shore, Saginaw Bay. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan. © Jim West

12-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Workers gutting whitefish, Bay Port Fish Company, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan. © Jim West

12-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Workers gutting whitefish, Bay Port Fish Company, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan. © Jim West

11-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Workers process the whitefish catch, Bay Port Fish Company, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan. © Jim West

11-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Beware Of The Fish sign, Bay Port Fish Company, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan. © Jim West

11-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Fishing nets on a boat, Bay Port Fish Company, Lake Huron shore, Saginaw Bay. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan.Michigan. © Jim West

11-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Workers gutting whitefish, Bay Port Fish Company, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan. © Jim West

11-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Workers gutting whitefish, Bay Port Fish Company, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan. © Jim West

11-05-2022 - Michigan, USA-Freshly caught whitefish, Bay Port Fish Company, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. It is one of only 13 commercial fisheries still operating in Michigan © Jim West

27-06-2021 - Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - The Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande holds water for southern New Mexico and western Texas, but is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Uni... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

04-03-2021 - Angler trying to free a swan entangled in his fishing line, River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. The distressed fisherman managed to free the bird which got caught in the hook and line and h... © John Harris

04-03-2021 - Angler trying to free a swan entangled in his fishing line, River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. The distressed fisherman managed to free the bird which got caught in the hook and line and h... © John Harris

04-03-2021 - Angler trying to free a swan entangled in his fishing line, River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. The distressed fisherman managed to free the bird which got caught in the hook and line and h... © John Harris

07-02-2021 - Fair Haven, Michigan, USA: Ice fishing shelters, Anchor Bay, Lake St. Clair © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, Fishing boats arriving at dawn to sell fresly caught fish. The captain steers the boat at full speed towards the beach while the crew lays down sticks to create... © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido Beach, Oaxaca, Mexico - Fishermen preparing their fishing boat for a sport fishing trip. © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, Fishing boats arriving at dawn to sell fresly caught fish. The captain steers the boat at full speed towards the beach while the crew lays down sticks to create... © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido Beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, Fisherman folding their nets after selling their catch at dawn © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriveing on the beach at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats. One man carries his purchase in his cap. © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriveing on the beach at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats. A man holding two fish he has bought. © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats. © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats. A fisherman feeding the pelicans. © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats. © Jim West

04-02-2020 - Puerto Escondido beach, Oaxaca, Mexico, customers arriving at dawn to buy fresly caught fish from the crews of small fishing boats. © Jim West

19-09-2019 - Camiguin, Philippines, Fishermen sorting their catch and mending nets © David Bacon

19-09-2019 - Camiguin, Philippines, Fishermen sorting their catch and mending nets © David Bacon

19-09-2019 - Camiguin, Philippines, Fishermen sorting their catch and mending nets © David Bacon

19-09-2019 - Camiguin, Philippines, Fishermen sorting their catch and mending nets © David Bacon

19-09-2019 - Camiguin, Philippines, Fishermen sorting their catch and mending nets © David Bacon

19-09-2019 - Camiguin, Philippines, Fishermen sorting their catch and mending nets © David Bacon

19-09-2019 - Camiguin, Philippines, Fishermen sorting their catch and mending nets © David Bacon

19-09-2019 - Camiguin, Philippines, Fishermen sorting their catch and mending nets © David Bacon

18-03-2019 - FPV Rhodri Morgan fisheries patrol boat, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales © John Harris

03-10-2018 - Michigan USA: Sign warning anglers Do not Eat The Fish, Huron River, Island Lake State Recreation Area. High levels of carcinogenic PFAS chemicals have been found in the water. PFAS have been widely u... © Jim West

03-10-2018 - Michigan USA: Sign warning anglers Do not Eat The Fish, Huron River, Island Lake State Recreation Area. High levels of carcinogenic PFAS chemicals have been found in the water. PFAS have been widely u... © Jim West

07-07-2018 - San Francisco, California, USA: Fisherman under the Golden Gate Bridge © David Bacon

07-07-2018 - San Francisco, California, USA: Fisherman under the Golden Gate Bridge © David Bacon

28-06-2017 - Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, Workers cleaning and filleting freshwater whitefish, John Cross Fish Market. The fish were caught in Lake Michigan © Jim West

28-06-2017 - Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, Workers cleaning and filleting freshwater whitefish, John Cross Fish Market. The fish were caught in Lake Michigan © Jim West

28-06-2017 - Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, Workers cleaning and filleting freshwater whitefish, John Cross Fish Market. The fish were caught in Lake Michigan © Jim West

28-06-2017 - Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, Workers cleaning and filleting freshwater whitefish, John Cross Fish Market. The fish were caught in Lake Michigan © Jim West

28-06-2017 - Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, Workers cleaning and filleting freshwater whitefish, John Cross Fish Market. The fish were caught in Lake Michigan © Jim West

28-06-2017 - Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, Workers cleaning and filleting freshwater whitefish, John Cross Fish Market. The fish were caught in Lake Michigan © Jim West

25-12-2016 - Fishermen on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 - Fishermen and fish traps on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 - Fishermen and fish traps on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 - Fishermen and fish traps on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 - Fishermen on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 - Families of fishermen living on boats on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

25-12-2016 - Fishermen on the Sangkae River, Cambodia © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Fishing boat, karst islands, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Tourist guide rowing a Fishing boat, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Floating fishing village, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Floating fishing village, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Tourist guide rowing a Fishing boat, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Tourist guide rowing a Fishing boat, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Fishing boat, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Fishing boat, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Fishing boat, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 - Fishing boat, Ha Long Bay, North Vietnam © David Bacon