Catch Collection (#45)

Mattanza tuna fishing, Sicily, Italy, 1958 (Kurt Drost)

Fencing to catch reptiles, Chasewater, Staffordshire, England, september

Licensed cockle pickers unloading bags from boats after picking from cockle beds, Foulnaze Bank, between Lytham and Southport, Ribble Estuary, Lancashire, England, november

Arachnologist checking vinegar filled traps to catch spiders for study purposes, Italy

Enthomologist catching insects with net along stream during survey, Italy, june

Tuna fishermen with catch in hold of boat, caught using pole and line fishing method, Pico Island, Azores, august

Licensed cockle picker holding cockles in hands after picking from cockle beds, Foulnaze Bank, between Lytham and Southport, Ribble Estuary, Lancashire, England, november

Licensed cockle pickers landing boat and unloading after picking from cockle beds, Foulnaze Bank, between Lytham and Southport, Ribble Estuary, Lancashire, England, november

Bags of harvested cockles after picking from cockle beds, Foulnaze Bank, between Lytham and Southport, Ribble Estuary, Lancashire, England, november

Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) adult, feeding on baitball school of small bait fish, offshore Port St. Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (Transkei), South Africa

Domestic Cattle, beef herd, feeding through locking feed barriers in shed, England, may

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba) adult, foraging, catching insects in grassland, Finland

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) adult, in flight, catching fish in talons, blurred movement, Finland

European Mole (Talpa europaea) four dead adults, hung on barbed wire fence by molecatcher, Keld, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, october

Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) adult, diving underwater and feeding on baitball school of small bait fish, offshore Port St. Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (Transkei), South Africa

Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) two adults, diving underwater and feeding on baitball school of small bait fish, offshore Port St. Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (Transkei), South Africa

Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) and Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) adults, diving underwater and feeding on baitball school of small bait fish, offshore Port St

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) adult, with goldfish in beak, perched on post, Worcestershire, England, october

Little Tern (Sterna albifrons sinensis) adult, in flight, catching fish in beak with reflection, Hebei, China, may

Little Gull (Larus minutus) adult, summer plumage, in flight, feeding on insects from surface of lake, Hailuoto Island, Oulu, Finland

Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus) flock, feeding on dead starfish dumped on quay from fishing trawlers, Hokkaido, Japan, winter

Common terns (Sterna hirundo). Male tern (right) offering the female (left) a sand eel as part of a courtship display at a nesting site. This seabird feeds by plunge-diving for fish

Coelacanth fish fin
Fin of dead coelacanth fish (Latimeria chalumnae). This fish uses its lobed fins to swim, moving them in the same way as a tetrapod walking on land

Dead coelacanth fish

Fishermen weighing their catch. Man holding a pollock (Gadus virens) suspended on weighing scales. Photographed in Sjona Mo i Rana, Norway

Grenadier fish packed in ice after being caught
Fishing catch. Grenadier fish, suborder Macrouroidei, packed in ice after being caught by a trawler. Grenadier fish, related to cod, live 300 metres or more below the surface

Caught fish. Fisherman holding a catch of goldfish from a string. Photographed in Thailand

Catching a european perch fish (Perca fluviatilis). Photographed at Lake Vattern, in Narke, Sweden

Men fishing, Laos, Asia
Men fishing in a boat. Photographed in Laos, southeast Asia

Freshly caught mackerel
Freshly caught mackeral being landed on Smeaton Pier, St Ives, Cornwall, UK

Grey mullet (Chelon labrosus) live in coastal waters and estuaries. They are a rich source of vitamin A (necessary for night vision, healthy skin and mucous membranes)

Mackerel tails. This oily fish is a rich source of vitamin A, D and B6. Research has shown that fish oil, especially from mackerel (Scomber scombrus), can reduce the risk of heart disease

Fishing for scientific specimens
Specimen collection. Researcher hauling in a net used to collect specimens for biological research at the Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory (MBL), in Massachusetts, USA

Researcher collecting research specimens

Skates collected for research
Skate specimens. Fishing net holding skates (Raja erinacea, with long tails) caught for biological research at the Woods Hole Marine Biology Labora- tory (MBL) in Massachusetts, USA

Pterosaur fishing, computer artwork. Pterosaurs (also known as pterodactyls) were flying reptiles that were related to the dinosaurs

Garden bird catching snails, artwork

Pink salmon being landed
Commercial salmon fishing. Boxes containing a catch of pink salmon. The pink, or humpback, salmon (Onchorhynchus gorbuscha) is a wild species fished extensively in the western Pacific Ocean

19th Century whale hunt. Historical German engraving of a Russian whaling ship that has harpooned a whale, E. Magdebian (circa 1890)

Garden spider, Araneus diadematus
Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) feeding on a wasp

Crabs on the dockside
Salt-water crabs in a box on the dockside at a Spanish fishing port

Cheetah with a rabbit. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) rely on stealth and speed to catch prey. They can reach a top speed of over 110 kilometres per hour

18th Century entomology, artwork
18th Century entomology. Historical artwork by Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur (1734) depicting 18th Century scientists catching insects for scientific study

Gigantic squid and ship, 19th century
Gigantic squid and a ship. Engraving showing a gigantic calamary, or squid, caught by a French ship near Tenerife in the Canary Islands

Common bream (Abramis brama) covered in blood. These fish will be used as bait to catch crayfish. Photographed on lake Hjalmare, Sweden

Fisherman, Lake Victoria, Kenya
Fisherman holding a bowl of freshly caught fish on his shoulders, Lake Victoria, Kenya

Common kingfisher caught for ringing
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) caught in a net for ringing. This bird has been caught so that an identity ring can be put on its leg

Young long-eared owl feeding
Young long-eared owl (Asio otus) with a baby mouse in its beak. Long-eared owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Females lay an average of 4 to 6 eggs, which hatch from around 25 to 30 days later

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