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We came upon a lively fish market at Shingang Harbor near Chenggong while traveling along Taiwan’s Eastern coastline. We found it by chance while looking for the Taitung National Aquarium, and once we realized we had arrived just in time to watch the local fishermen bringing their catch in for the day, we decided to [...]

At the local fish market in Shingang Harbor, Chenggong, this woman literally stopped everyone in their tracks when she walked through with this giant sting ray in tow.

Tsujiki Fish Market in Tokyo opens early. This is the place to come if you want to see all kinds of sea dwelling creatures before they end up on your plate as sashimi at the end of the day.
5:30 am comes awfully early when you’re trying to get in the mood to spend time wandering [...]

Fishing boat in Keelung Harbor.
The Eastern coastline of Taiwan is marine fishing territory and it’s no secret that the Taiwanese love their seafood.
All along the coastline, you can see networks of fishing nets floating on top of the water.  These large, stationary nets are set up running parallel to the shore and consist of four compartments.  [...]