Hyperallergic

Historic Prints Made by Japanese Fishermen Help Track Endangered Species

For centuries, fishermen in Japan have been creating ink prints of fish and sea species in a practice known as Gyotaku (魚拓) or “fish rubbing” in English. Originally used to record catches or brag ...
The New York Times

The Catch of the Day, Preserved on Paper

WHEN Jack Schwartz, a retired elementary school principal from Shoreham, received a dead piranha as a gift last fall, he was actually pleased. Not many people could muster much enthusiasm for a ...
turnto10

Fisherman, 86, fulfills lifelong dream by opening Fish Print Museum

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WJAR) — Hobby fisherman and artist, 86-year-old Tony Chatowsky of Aquidneck Island, recently fulfilled one of his dreams, to open up a museum to display his life's work. For as far ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Traditional Japanese Fish Art Could Be a Boon for Conservation

Fish out of water don’t last long. But prints of their dazzling scales, pressed into pools of ink, can preserve the aquatic creatures’ forms for centuries. Since the mid-19th century, Japanese fishers ...