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Philippine marine life under threat from industrial fishing
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 06/06/2025
» MANILA - Impoverished fishing communities in the Philippines are caught in a David-and-Goliath fight with industrial fishing companies after the country's top court loosened restrictions on commercial operations in protected coastal waters.
Philippine flotilla a new challenge to China
Reuters, Published on 15/05/2024
» BEIJING - China declared on Wednesday that it has “goodwill arrangements” for fishing in the South China Sea, as it responded to reports of Philippine commercial vessels in disputed waters.
Inside the Philippines’ dangerous mission in the South China Sea
Bloomberg, Published on 12/11/2023
» As sailors scrambled to unload provisions from two small boats for troops on a grounded ship in the South China Sea, a US Navy aircraft flew overhead while three Japanese-built Philippine coast guard vessels kept watch.
'Where are the mackerel?' Alarm as Bosphorus fish stocks crash
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» ISTANBUL - Despondent Sunday anglers watch crestfallen as a trawler winches an enormous net out of the waters of the Bosphorus.
7 Rohingya dead after boat seized, Myanmar officials say
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» Seven Rohingya people from a group of 65 seized by Myanmar authorities from a boat off the southern coast died of hunger, thirst and exposure, state media said Friday.
Endangered sharks, rays caught in protected Med areas: study
AFP, Published on 10/08/2022
» PARIS - Endangered sharks, rays and skates in the Mediterranean are more frequently caught in protected than in unprotected areas, according to research published Tuesday highlighting the need for better conservation for critically threatened species.
10 dead, 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada
AFP, Published on 16/02/2022
» MONTREAL - At least 10 fishermen died and 11 others were missing Tuesday after a trawler from Spain sank in rough seas off eastern Canada, officials said, with poor weather reducing chances of finding more survivors.
UK gives 23 more permits to French fishermen
AFP, Published on 11/12/2021
» BRUSSELS: Britain has granted another 23 licences to French fishermen, a government spokesperson said Saturday, a day after a deadline set by Paris to resolve a post-Brexit battle over fishing rights.
UK threatens more checks on EU fishing boats in deepening row
AFP, Published on 30/10/2021
» LONDON - Britain on Friday warned it may implement new checks on European Union fishing boats if France carries out its threats of retaliatory measures in a deepening row over post-Brexit access to waters.
Chinese-funded harbour in Sierra Leone stirs environmental fears
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» FREETOWN - Sierra Leoneans are protesting a planned industrial harbour in a lush village in the West African country over concerns the Chinese-financed project will destroy pristine rainforest and pollute the ocean.