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  • Oil Products Tanker Willows
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    Oil Products Tanker Willows
    Traditional Chinese fishing nets are along the shore of Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, India, on December 2, 2025. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto)

     

  • Despite Extreme Weather, Fishermen Still Catch Fish In Indonesia
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    Despite Extreme Weather, Fishermen Still Catch Fish In Indonesia
    Fishermen's activities are observed as the rain begins to ease in Belawan, Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on November 26, 2025. Despite the extreme weather that hits the area, the fishermen's catch remains stable. (Photo by Panyahatan Siregar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
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    Gaza Fishermen Return To Work As UN Backs Temporary ISF Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
    Palestinians sell fish during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at the seaport of Gaza City, on November 18, 2025. The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution yesterday, including a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to bring peace to the enclave. Under the resolution, the ISF is responsible for securing Gaza's borders, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the training and deployment of a reconstituted Palestinian police force, and overseeing the permanent de-commissioning of weapons held by Hamas and other armed groups in the enclave. The draft also provides guidelines for a pathway to Palestinian statehood. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Life In Ayia Napa
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    Daily Life In Ayia Napa
    AYIA NAPA, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 17:
    A local fisherman works on his fishing boat in the harbour of Ayia Napa, Cyprus, on October 17, 2025. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Life In Larnaca
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    Daily Life In Larnaca
    LARNACA, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 16:
    A local fisherman cleans his fishing nets in the harbour of Larnaca, Cyprus, on October 16, 2025. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto)

     

  • Chellanam Fishing Harbour In Kochi
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    Chellanam Fishing Harbour In Kochi
    Fishermen auction sardine fish at Chellanam Fishing Harbour on the outskirts of Kochi, India, on October 17, 2025. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto)

     

  • Chellanam Fishing Harbour In Kochi
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    Chellanam Fishing Harbour In Kochi
    Fishermen carry baskets full of sardines after unloading them from a fishing boat at Chellanam Fishing Harbour on the outskirts of Kochi, India, on October 17, 2025. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto)

     

  • Fisherman In Fort Kochi Beach In The Backdrop Of LNG Tanker
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    Fisherman In Fort Kochi Beach In The Backdrop Of LNG Tanker
    A fisherman casts his fishing nets into the waters of the Arabian Sea with the LNG Tanker British Mentor anchored at Petronet LNG Terminal in Kochi, India, on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto)

     

  • Fisherman In Fort Kochi Beach In The Backdrop Of LNG Tanker
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    Fisherman In Fort Kochi Beach In The Backdrop Of LNG Tanker
    A fisherman casts his fishing nets into the waters of the Arabian Sea with the LNG Tanker British Mentor anchored at Petronet LNG Terminal in Kochi, India, on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto)

     

  • Fisherman In Fort Kochi Beach In The Backdrop Of LNG Tanker
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    Fisherman In Fort Kochi Beach In The Backdrop Of LNG Tanker
    A fisherman casts his fishing nets into the waters of the Arabian Sea with the LNG Tanker British Mentor anchored at Petronet LNG Terminal in Kochi, India, on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto)

     

  • Fisherman In Fort Kochi Beach In The Backdrop Of LNG Tanker
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    Fisherman In Fort Kochi Beach In The Backdrop Of LNG Tanker
    A fisherman casts his fishing nets into the waters of the Arabian Sea with the LNG Tanker British Mentor anchored at Petronet LNG Terminal in Kochi, India, on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto)

     

  • FEATURE - Tsunami-Überlebender errichtet Schildkrötenasyl
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    FEATURE - Tsunami-Überlebender errichtet Schildkrötenasyl
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Aya Okawa/REX/Shutterstock (8999233e)
    Charith clears away fishing nets that have washed up on the beach
    Tsunami survivor builds turtle sanctuary, Sri Lanka - Aug 2017
    *Full story: https://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/tkel
    When the devastating Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami struck in 2004 it killed some 35,000 people in Sri Lanka and caused widespread devastation. Charith Dilshan was one of the lucky ones. When the waves struck he, his mother, two sisters and brother, along with other villagers, survived by fleeing to a temple on a nearby hill. Though they survived with their lives Charith's family home was destroyed and they, like many, resettled further away from the coast. However, after his brush with death Charith developed a deepened appreciation for nature and a feeling of responsibility to protect it. As a Buddhist, he believes, 'If you respect nature, nature will respect you.' As such he decided to transform his family's beachfront land into a sea turtle hatchery and sanctuary, where he protects endangered sea turtle eggs until they can be safely released, and rehabilitates injured or disabled turtles that cannot survive on their own.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Mehr als Gewürzinsel: Reiseziel Sansibar
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    REPORTAGE - Mehr als Gewürzinsel: Reiseziel Sansibar
    Bedroom and bed of the Luxury villa, suit room, in The Residence Hotel in Zanzibar island a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 22204027
    (c) Dukas

     

  • Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
    Manadatory Credit: Photo by Steve Jones/Solent News / Rex Features (1509890g)

    Having A Whale Of A Time
    These gentle giants are having a whale of a time - stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.

    These incredible shots show the 20 tonne whale sharks placing their mouths against the nets and sucking anchovies through the holes.

    Photographer Steve Jones from Oxon in the UK spent five days in West Papua, Indonesia, documenting the behaviour.

    A special relationship has developed between the sharks and locals here with the animals attracted to local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang beneath them.

    Steve, 40, said: 'The whale sharks are attracted to the local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang under them.

    "Many of the nets are in a poor state of repair and the sharks do not miss the opportunity for a free lunch.

    "They use their cavernous mouths to vacuum the unfortunate fish through the holes in the nets.

    "Yet rather than persecute these sharks for competing with them, the Papuan fishermen embrace their company during their long, lonely stints at sea.

    "I witnessed the men swimming with the sharks on a daily basis and saw the smiles on their faces as they hand fed them left over fish at the end of the day.

    "On one occasion a fisherman went underwater at night to cut a whale shark free after it had become caught up in the net.

    "He subsequently lost his entire catch, yet the following morning he seemed only proud to have helped an animal that they believe brings luck.

    "He cared little for the considerable risk he had taken, the animals are so big an accidental clip from a tail is like being hit by a small car"

    The father-of-one added: "The behaviour shown by the whale sharks in the bay is incredibly unusual.

    "These sharks are normally solitary, yet we witnessed them in groups of up to nine in one go, careful...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VFZIVJTJI

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
    Manadatory Credit: Photo by Steve Jones/Solent News / Rex Features (1509890f)

    Having A Whale Of A Time
    These gentle giants are having a whale of a time - stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.

    These incredible shots show the 20 tonne whale sharks placing their mouths against the nets and sucking anchovies through the holes.

    Photographer Steve Jones from Oxon in the UK spent five days in West Papua, Indonesia, documenting the behaviour.

    A special relationship has developed between the sharks and locals here with the animals attracted to local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang beneath them.

    Steve, 40, said: 'The whale sharks are attracted to the local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang under them.

    "Many of the nets are in a poor state of repair and the sharks do not miss the opportunity for a free lunch.

    "They use their cavernous mouths to vacuum the unfortunate fish through the holes in the nets.

    "Yet rather than persecute these sharks for competing with them, the Papuan fishermen embrace their company during their long, lonely stints at sea.

    "I witnessed the men swimming with the sharks on a daily basis and saw the smiles on their faces as they hand fed them left over fish at the end of the day.

    "On one occasion a fisherman went underwater at night to cut a whale shark free after it had become caught up in the net.

    "He subsequently lost his entire catch, yet the following morning he seemed only proud to have helped an animal that they believe brings luck.

    "He cared little for the considerable risk he had taken, the animals are so big an accidental clip from a tail is like being hit by a small car"

    The father-of-one added: "The behaviour shown by the whale sharks in the bay is incredibly unusual.

    "These sharks are normally solitary, yet we witnessed them in groups of up to nine in one go, careful...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VFZIVJTJI

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
    Manadatory Credit: Photo by Steve Jones/Solent News / Rex Features (1509890h)

    Having A Whale Of A Time
    These gentle giants are having a whale of a time - stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.

    These incredible shots show the 20 tonne whale sharks placing their mouths against the nets and sucking anchovies through the holes.

    Photographer Steve Jones from Oxon in the UK spent five days in West Papua, Indonesia, documenting the behaviour.

    A special relationship has developed between the sharks and locals here with the animals attracted to local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang beneath them.

    Steve, 40, said: 'The whale sharks are attracted to the local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang under them.

    "Many of the nets are in a poor state of repair and the sharks do not miss the opportunity for a free lunch.

    "They use their cavernous mouths to vacuum the unfortunate fish through the holes in the nets.

    "Yet rather than persecute these sharks for competing with them, the Papuan fishermen embrace their company during their long, lonely stints at sea.

    "I witnessed the men swimming with the sharks on a daily basis and saw the smiles on their faces as they hand fed them left over fish at the end of the day.

    "On one occasion a fisherman went underwater at night to cut a whale shark free after it had become caught up in the net.

    "He subsequently lost his entire catch, yet the following morning he seemed only proud to have helped an animal that they believe brings luck.

    "He cared little for the considerable risk he had taken, the animals are so big an accidental clip from a tail is like being hit by a small car"

    The father-of-one added: "The behaviour shown by the whale sharks in the bay is incredibly unusual.

    "These sharks are normally solitary, yet we witnessed them in groups of up to nine in one go, careful...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VFZIVJTJI

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
    Manadatory Credit: Photo by Steve Jones/Solent News / Rex Features (1509890b)

    Having A Whale Of A Time
    These gentle giants are having a whale of a time - stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.

    These incredible shots show the 20 tonne whale sharks placing their mouths against the nets and sucking anchovies through the holes.

    Photographer Steve Jones from Oxon in the UK spent five days in West Papua, Indonesia, documenting the behaviour.

    A special relationship has developed between the sharks and locals here with the animals attracted to local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang beneath them.

    Steve, 40, said: 'The whale sharks are attracted to the local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang under them.

    "Many of the nets are in a poor state of repair and the sharks do not miss the opportunity for a free lunch.

    "They use their cavernous mouths to vacuum the unfortunate fish through the holes in the nets.

    "Yet rather than persecute these sharks for competing with them, the Papuan fishermen embrace their company during their long, lonely stints at sea.

    "I witnessed the men swimming with the sharks on a daily basis and saw the smiles on their faces as they hand fed them left over fish at the end of the day.

    "On one occasion a fisherman went underwater at night to cut a whale shark free after it had become caught up in the net.

    "He subsequently lost his entire catch, yet the following morning he seemed only proud to have helped an animal that they believe brings luck.

    "He cared little for the considerable risk he had taken, the animals are so big an accidental clip from a tail is like being hit by a small car"

    The father-of-one added: "The behaviour shown by the whale sharks in the bay is incredibly unusual.

    "These sharks are normally solitary, yet we witnessed them in groups of up to nine in one go, careful...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VFZIVJTJI

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
    Manadatory Credit: Photo by Steve Jones/Solent News / Rex Features (1509890c)

    Having A Whale Of A Time
    These gentle giants are having a whale of a time - stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.

    These incredible shots show the 20 tonne whale sharks placing their mouths against the nets and sucking anchovies through the holes.

    Photographer Steve Jones from Oxon in the UK spent five days in West Papua, Indonesia, documenting the behaviour.

    A special relationship has developed between the sharks and locals here with the animals attracted to local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang beneath them.

    Steve, 40, said: 'The whale sharks are attracted to the local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang under them.

    "Many of the nets are in a poor state of repair and the sharks do not miss the opportunity for a free lunch.

    "They use their cavernous mouths to vacuum the unfortunate fish through the holes in the nets.

    "Yet rather than persecute these sharks for competing with them, the Papuan fishermen embrace their company during their long, lonely stints at sea.

    "I witnessed the men swimming with the sharks on a daily basis and saw the smiles on their faces as they hand fed them left over fish at the end of the day.

    "On one occasion a fisherman went underwater at night to cut a whale shark free after it had become caught up in the net.

    "He subsequently lost his entire catch, yet the following morning he seemed only proud to have helped an animal that they believe brings luck.

    "He cared little for the considerable risk he had taken, the animals are so big an accidental clip from a tail is like being hit by a small car"

    The father-of-one added: "The behaviour shown by the whale sharks in the bay is incredibly unusual.

    "These sharks are normally solitary, yet we witnessed them in groups of up to nine in one go, careful...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VFZIVJTJI

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
    Manadatory Credit: Photo by Steve Jones/Solent News / Rex Features (1509890a)

    Having A Whale Of A Time
    These gentle giants are having a whale of a time - stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.

    These incredible shots show the 20 tonne whale sharks placing their mouths against the nets and sucking anchovies through the holes.

    Photographer Steve Jones from Oxon in the UK spent five days in West Papua, Indonesia, documenting the behaviour.

    A special relationship has developed between the sharks and locals here with the animals attracted to local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang beneath them.

    Steve, 40, said: 'The whale sharks are attracted to the local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang under them.

    "Many of the nets are in a poor state of repair and the sharks do not miss the opportunity for a free lunch.

    "They use their cavernous mouths to vacuum the unfortunate fish through the holes in the nets.

    "Yet rather than persecute these sharks for competing with them, the Papuan fishermen embrace their company during their long, lonely stints at sea.

    "I witnessed the men swimming with the sharks on a daily basis and saw the smiles on their faces as they hand fed them left over fish at the end of the day.

    "On one occasion a fisherman went underwater at night to cut a whale shark free after it had become caught up in the net.

    "He subsequently lost his entire catch, yet the following morning he seemed only proud to have helped an animal that they believe brings luck.

    "He cared little for the considerable risk he had taken, the animals are so big an accidental clip from a tail is like being hit by a small car"

    The father-of-one added: "The behaviour shown by the whale sharks in the bay is incredibly unusual.

    "These sharks are normally solitary, yet we witnessed them in groups of up to nine in one go, careful...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VFZIVJTJI

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
    Manadatory Credit: Photo by Steve Jones/Solent News / Rex Features (1509890e)

    Having A Whale Of A Time
    These gentle giants are having a whale of a time - stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.

    These incredible shots show the 20 tonne whale sharks placing their mouths against the nets and sucking anchovies through the holes.

    Photographer Steve Jones from Oxon in the UK spent five days in West Papua, Indonesia, documenting the behaviour.

    A special relationship has developed between the sharks and locals here with the animals attracted to local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang beneath them.

    Steve, 40, said: 'The whale sharks are attracted to the local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang under them.

    "Many of the nets are in a poor state of repair and the sharks do not miss the opportunity for a free lunch.

    "They use their cavernous mouths to vacuum the unfortunate fish through the holes in the nets.

    "Yet rather than persecute these sharks for competing with them, the Papuan fishermen embrace their company during their long, lonely stints at sea.

    "I witnessed the men swimming with the sharks on a daily basis and saw the smiles on their faces as they hand fed them left over fish at the end of the day.

    "On one occasion a fisherman went underwater at night to cut a whale shark free after it had become caught up in the net.

    "He subsequently lost his entire catch, yet the following morning he seemed only proud to have helped an animal that they believe brings luck.

    "He cared little for the considerable risk he had taken, the animals are so big an accidental clip from a tail is like being hit by a small car"

    The father-of-one added: "The behaviour shown by the whale sharks in the bay is incredibly unusual.

    "These sharks are normally solitary, yet we witnessed them in groups of up to nine in one go, careful...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VFZIVJTJI

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  • Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Whale sharks steal fish from fishing nets West Papua, Indonesia - 11 Oct 2011
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    Having A Whale Of A Time
    These gentle giants are having a whale of a time - stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.

    These incredible shots show the 20 tonne whale sharks placing their mouths against the nets and sucking anchovies through the holes.

    Photographer Steve Jones from Oxon in the UK spent five days in West Papua, Indonesia, documenting the behaviour.

    A special relationship has developed between the sharks and locals here with the animals attracted to local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang beneath them.

    Steve, 40, said: 'The whale sharks are attracted to the local fishing platforms by the nets full of anchovies that hang under them.

    "Many of the nets are in a poor state of repair and the sharks do not miss the opportunity for a free lunch.

    "They use their cavernous mouths to vacuum the unfortunate fish through the holes in the nets.

    "Yet rather than persecute these sharks for competing with them, the Papuan fishermen embrace their company during their long, lonely stints at sea.

    "I witnessed the men swimming with the sharks on a daily basis and saw the smiles on their faces as they hand fed them left over fish at the end of the day.

    "On one occasion a fisherman went underwater at night to cut a whale shark free after it had become caught up in the net.

    "He subsequently lost his entire catch, yet the following morning he seemed only proud to have helped an animal that they believe brings luck.

    "He cared little for the considerable risk he had taken, the animals are so big an accidental clip from a tail is like being hit by a small car"

    The father-of-one added: "The behaviour shown by the whale sharks in the bay is incredibly unusual.

    "These sharks are normally solitary, yet we witnessed them in groups of up to nine in one go, careful...
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  • #CHINA-JIANGSU-FISHING SEASON (CN)
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    (110915) -- LIANYUNGANG, Sept. 15, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Fishermen neaten their fishing nets at Haitou Port in Ganyu County, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 14, 2011. Fishermen along the East China Sea prepared for the upcoming fishing season, which will kick off after a fishing ban from May 1 to Sept. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Si Wei) (ly)
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  • #CHINA-JIANGSU-FISHING SEASON (CN)
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    (110915) -- LIANYUNGANG, Sept. 15, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Fishermen neaten their fishing nets at Haitou Port in Ganyu County, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 14, 2011. Fishermen along the East China Sea prepared for the upcoming fishing season, which will kick off after a fishing ban from May 1 to Sept. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Si Wei) (ly)
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    (110915) -- LIANYUNGANG, Sept. 15, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A fisherman paints a boat at Haitou Port in Ganyu County, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 14, 2011. Fishermen along the East China Sea prepared for the upcoming fishing season, which will kick off after a fishing ban from May 1 to Sept. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Si Wei) (ly)
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  • #CHINA-JIANGSU-FISHING SEASON (CN)
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    (110915) -- LIANYUNGANG, Sept. 15, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A fisherman lay ice on a boat at Haitou Port in Ganyu County, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 14, 2011. Fishermen along the East China Sea prepared for the upcoming fishing season, which will kick off after a fishing ban from May 1 to Sept. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Si Wei) (ly)
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  • #CHINA-JIANGSU-FISHING SEASON (CN)
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    (110915) -- LIANYUNGANG, Sept. 15, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A fisherman mends his net on a boat at Haitou Port in Ganyu County, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 14, 2011. Fishermen along the East China Sea prepared for the upcoming fishing season, which will kick off after a fishing ban from May 1 to Sept. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Si Wei) (ly)
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  • #CHINA-ANHUI-DROUGHT RELIEF-WORK TEAM (CN)
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    (110603) -- HEFEI, June 3, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Fishermen mend the fishing nets beside the Chaohu Lake where the number of fish has sharply decreased due to drought in east China's Anhui Province, June 2, 2011. The National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Civil Affairs recently dispatched a special work team to Anhui Province to direct local relief work as the lingering drought, the worst in the past 50 years, continues to plague the Yangtze River's downstream provinces. (Xinhua/Yang Xiaoyuan) (llp)
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  • Nicki Minaj out and about, London, Britain - 22 Jan 2011
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    Nicki Minaj out and about, London, Britain - 22 Jan 2011
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    Nicki Minaj out and about, London, Britain - 22 Jan 2011
    Nicki Minaj gets mobbed by fans as she arrives for the Tim Westwood Radio 1 show. Afterwards Minaj decided to make an impromptu visit to Buckingham Palace where she and her entourage were ordered back in their cars by Palace Police due to the fact that it's forbidden to stop a vehicle outside the royal estate.
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  • Kate Moss modelling a William Tempest designed malaria net dress for Sport relief, Britain - 12 Mar 2010
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    Kate Moss modelling a William Tempest designed malaria net dress for Sport relief, Britain - 12 Mar 2010
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    Supermodel Kate Moss has shown her support for the Sport Relief 2010 campaign by modeling a dress made partly from recycled mosquito nets designed by William Tempest, to highlight Sport Relief's commitment to tackling malaria.To find out more go to Sport Relief.com
    Kate Moss modelling a William Tempest designed malaria net dress for Sport relief, Britain - 12 Mar 2010
    Supermodel Kate Moss has shown her support for the Sport Relief 2010 campaign by modeling a dress made partly from recycled mosquito nets.

    The unusual outfit was created by British designer William Tempest to highlight Sport Relief's commitment to tackling malaria.

    To find out more go to Sport Relief.com
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  • Kate Moss modelling a William Tempest designed malaria net dress for Sport relief, Britain - 12 Mar 2010
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    Kate Moss modelling a William Tempest designed malaria net dress for Sport relief, Britain - 12 Mar 2010
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    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tyrone Lebon / Rex Features ( 1141988a )
    Supermodel Kate Moss has shown her support for the Sport Relief 2010 campaign by modeling a dress made partly from recycled mosquito nets designed by William Tempest, to highlight Sport Relief's commitment to tackling malaria.To find out more go to Sport Relief.com
    Kate Moss modelling a William Tempest designed malaria net dress for Sport relief, Britain - 12 Mar 2010
    Supermodel Kate Moss has shown her support for the Sport Relief 2010 campaign by modeling a dress made partly from recycled mosquito nets.

    The unusual outfit was created by British designer William Tempest to highlight Sport Relief's commitment to tackling malaria.

    To find out more go to Sport Relief.com
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  • British Isles - Heritage of England
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    British Isles - Heritage of England
    Trawlers moored in the harbour at Newlyn. Located just a mile west of Penzance, the fishing port of Newlyn is home to the largest fleet of fishing boats in the South of England and the landing of fish at the market on the quay makes a very significant contribution to the economy of the entire area (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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  • STOCK
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    Mandatory Credit: Photo by SplashdownDirect/Michael Nolan/REX (589883a)
    Adult Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) preparing to be transferred via helicopter from the Bear Jail outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
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  • STOCK
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    STOCK
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by SplashdownDirect/Michael Nolan/REX (589882a)
    Adult Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) preparing to be transferred via helicopter from the Bear Jail outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
    STOCK

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  • STOCK
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    STOCK
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by SplashdownDirect/Michael Nolan/REX (589881a)
    Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) being transferred via helicopter from the Bear Jail outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
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  • Mono Negative
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    STRIGHT BAT GIRL
    Girl who takes her cricket seriously is Elizabeth Pike, captain of Middlesex Ladies, pictured here as she is being coached in playing forward by Andrew Sandham, former England and Surrey batsmen, at the East Hill cricket school, Wandsworth, London. Elizabeth is also an expert wicket-keeper. She is one of three English wicket-keeping ' hopes ' for next year's tour by the Australian women.
    7 November 1950 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)

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    GETTING ON WITH THE ' OFF '

    Useful hint by ambitious cricketers is seen here been applied by Les Angell , promising young Somerset batsman - he is finding his correct balance went off-driving by using only one hand to make the stroke . The hints comes from Andy Sandham (background), former Surrey and England player, watching Angell at the East Hill cricket school, Wandsworth, London.


    15 March 1950 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)

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    US TRANSPORT SHIP USS WAKEFIELD ON FIRE AT SEA
    Though fire swept through the US transport ship "Wakefield", while it was returning to port with a convoy, there was no trace of panic among the 1600 passengers and crew.
    The Wakefield, which was formerly the luxury liner SS Manhattan, has been salvaged, and is now in an Atlantic port.
    Photo Shows: Passengers and crew waiting on the stern desks of the ship before being rescued.
    September 1942 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)

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