Cormorant fishing has been a fishing method in Japan ... to maintain control of them and prevent them from swallowing any big fish. But as the climate changes, the practice faces a new set of ...

Cormorant fishing, a method that involves lighting a fire to lure sweetfish and catching them with tamed cormorants, is today a popular tourist attraction that marks the beginning of summer in Japan.

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 ...

Blazing braziers hang above boats on the Nagara River in the city of Gifu on the night of May 11, 2017, at the start of the Gifu Nagara Kamo Ukai (cormorant fishing) season. The event is said to ...