https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed As the weather warms up in Germany, maybe you're in the mood for buying - and eating -some seafood. We look at where to find the freshest options around. https://www.thelocal.de/20190215/salted-smoked-or-still-wriggling-the-best-places-in-germany-to-get-your-fish-fix Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:14:25 +0100 salted-smoked-or-still-wriggling-the-best-places-in-germany-to-get-your-fish-fix What Currywurst is to Berliners, the Fischbrötchen is to residents along the Baltic Sea coast. So revered is the fish sandwich that it will be celebrated in various north German cities and towns on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180504/baltic-sea-coast-to-celebrate-world-fish-sandwich-day Fri, 04 May 2018 17:48:05 +0200 baltic-sea-coast-to-celebrate-world-fish-sandwich-day A young mother from Duisburg was feeding her two children a fish fillet sold by fishmonger Nordsee, when she discovered a translucent worm in the flesh, the Rheinische Post reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171117/woman-finds-seven-centimetre-worm-in-fish-fillet-bought-at-german-supermarket Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:01:09 +0100 woman-finds-seven-centimetre-worm-in-fish-fillet-bought-at-german-supermarket When living away from your homeland, you might have relatives or friends send you a care package with a few treats to help keep homesickness at bay. https://www.thelocal.de/20170616/parcel-of-rotting-snake-heads-fish-and-larvae-denied-entry-to-germany-customs Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:30:32 +0200 parcel-of-rotting-snake-heads-fish-and-larvae-denied-entry-to-germany-customs It is the question Germans have wanted to know the answer to for almost two decades - and now they have the answer, thanks to a US talkshow host. https://www.thelocal.de/20160527/scooter-singer-jimmy-fallon-how-much-is-the-fish Fri, 27 May 2016 13:31:46 +0200 scooter-singer-jimmy-fallon-how-much-is-the-fish Firefighters in Düsseldorf proved that every life matters on Sunday – by rescuing 25 fish after an apartment blaze. https://www.thelocal.de/20151019/firefighters-who-saved-pet-fish-its-our-duty Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:25:55 +0200 firefighters-who-saved-pet-fish-its-our-duty Three men have been jailed after a fish sandwich war ran out of control in northern Germany and resulted in serious violence. https://www.thelocal.de/20130606/50151 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:01:00 +0200 50151 Volunteers have pulled 25 tonnes of dead carp out of a lake in eastern Germany - there are so many, locals are running out of boats. Regional officials have admitted they are baffled - only carp seem to be dying in the lake. https://www.thelocal.de/20130506/49549 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:29:00 +0200 49549 German fishermen working Lake Constance are struggling to make a living as the fish are so small, because the water is so clean. Some are suggesting that phosphate pollutants be added to help them grow. https://www.thelocal.de/20130408/48997 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:10:00 +0200 48997 A million fish have used Europe's biggest fish ladder in the Elbe river near Hamburg since it opened in summer 2010 to migrate from the North Sea past a dam and power station to spawning waters upstream. https://www.thelocal.de/20130106/47161 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:36:00 +0100 47161 Giant catfish are becoming an increasing problem in German rivers and lakes, with one monstrous 2.5-metre specimen even said to be eating swans in a river it has emptied of all other fish. Some are even becoming cannibals. https://www.thelocal.de/20120908/44849 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:53:00 +0200 44849 Northern German fishermen are hiring private security guards and putting microchips into eels in an attempt to tackle poachers who are emptying their lakes of fish. https://www.thelocal.de/20120618/43217 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:30:00 +0200 43217 A German dad who tried to impress his kids while on holiday by “catching” a couple of fish that he had actually bought at a supermarket - could face prison after being prosecuted for poaching. https://www.thelocal.de/20120529/42823 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:42:00 +0200 42823 Scientists at the University of Tübingen have discovered that reef fish communicate with a spectacular red fluorescence – a challenge to the previous notion that fish were unable to process the colour. https://www.thelocal.de/20080916/14337 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:45:00 +0200 14337