fishing

Travelogs 5/2011 takes us to Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Tom Laine fishes for, and sells, bay shrimp, an important part of the food chain in coastal waters. The shrimp are eaten by many different kinds of large fish, but also by people. In California, they're considered a delicacy and are served in salads and other dishes.

The richest marine region on the Pacific coast from Mexico to Alaska lies around San Francisco. Sunlight fills the mineral-rich waters, causing huge numbers of plankton to be born. Shrimp and anchovies are then attracted to the plankton-filled bay.

With water on three sides, Vancouver has one of the mildest climates in Canada. It offers spectacular scenery in a vibrant city of over half a million people from all over the world. It's also the home of next year's Winter Olympic Games.

Iceland, which is experiencing the worst financial crisis in its history, now expects its biggest exodus in a century.