Tag: fishing

  • Marsec ideas for E. Asia

    The urgent need for an international co-operation mechanism on marine security and safety in East Asia was highlighted at an international workshop in the northern province of QuảngNinh that concluded […]

  • Vietnam seizes Chinese boat

    South China Sea spat continues. Vietnam ‘seizes Chinese fuel ship for intrusion’ Vietnam’s coast guard has seized a Chinese fuel ship for allegedly intruding into its waters, report state media. […]

  • EUNAVFOR supports fisheries work

    Move to enhance livelihoods of local fishermen. Operation Atalanta Completes Support to Successful UN FAO Initiative Off the Coast of Somalia On Tuesday 01 December 2015, Operation Atalanta flagship, ITS […]

  • Somali urged to end fishing deal

    Concerns remain over original deal. World Bank-Backed Committee Urges Somalia to Cancel Fishing Deal By Ilya Gridneff A World Bank-backed committee criticized a deal in which a company partly owned […]

  • Nigeria: pirate attacks cripple fishing

    Pirates and foreigners blamed. How Pirate Attacks Cripple Fish Trawling Business in Nigeria By Godfrey Bivbere Foreigners have been accused of deliberately collapsing the local fish trawling business and illegally […]

  • Create jobs to fight piracy

    Economic prosperity key to winning piracy fight. Create jobs not jails to fight maritime crime, says Somaliland’s counter-piracy chief Contributor:  Andrew Elwell If there’s one thing that the Somaliland government […]

  • Island Fishing Deal

    Japan and Taiwan have signed a deal allowing Taiwan to fish near a group of disputed islands (Senkaku/Diaoyu), prompting China to express “extreme concerns”. China anger at Japan-Taiwan disputed island […]

  • Peru and Chile: a very fishy spat

    It’s all about patriotism. Well, and a bit of fishing. On Monday, Peru and Chile started their oral arguments before the International Court of Justice in The Hague concerning a […]

  • Indian Fishermen Arrested

    KARACHI, Oct 30: The Maritime Security Agency has arrested 20 Indian fishermen and seized their 14 boats for fishing in Pakistani waters late Monday evening and handed over them to […]

  • Recovering from Piracy

    The Indian Ocean islands’ economy depends on tuna exports and tourism, both badly hurt after pirate attacks sent foreign fishing boats out of its waters in 2010. Seychelles’ fishing industry […]