AS A boy, Yoshio Yamada would stand on Misaki's docks and watch in awe as his fisherman father heaved giant bluefin tuna off his wooden boat and into the nearby marketplace.

Traditional fishermen are appealing for government intervention as the number of fish dramatically shrinks, writes Justin Norrie in Tokyo.

He's always had a cult following. But this year, at the age of 47, Shaun Micallef finally broke into the mainstream - which, he says, was a complete surprise. By Susannah Walker.

Richard Tulloch joins a five-star bike tour and imbibes the culture of Connemara on the rugged west coast.

I'VE just sold my first thing on eBay. A fishing reel, for a princely $15. I feel . . . well, I feel like I've done something important for the first time.