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Philippines: Fish sanctuaries work, brings benefits to local fishermen

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaLIGAOCITY,March29(APD)–StrictimplementationoffisherylawsbroughtunexpectedbenefitstolocalfishermeninthethreecoastalvillagesofCabarian,Tamba

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12 Indian fishermen apprehended by Sri Lankan navy

Atleast12IndianfishermenfromsouthernstateofTamilNaduwereapprehendedalongwiththeirfishingboatsbySriLankannavy,India'sstate-runAllIndiaRadio(AIR)saidTuesday.Thefi

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Vietnam says Indonesian navy shot its fishermen in South China Sea

Indonesia's navy shot and wounded four Vietnamese fishermen aboard a fishing boat in the South China Sea at the weekend, Vietnamese authorities said.

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Vietnam says Indonesian navy shot its fishermen in South China Sea

Indonesia'snavyshotandwoundedfourVietnamesefishermenaboardafishingboatintheSouthChinaSeaattheweekend,Vietnameseauthoritiessaid.TheVietnameseboatwasabout132nauti

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Indian fishermen try new nets for healthier oceans

It took years for the UN Development Program to convince the fishing communities along India's tropical western coast that the diamond-mesh nets they were using were trapping baby fish, while a square-shaped mesh could allow small fish to escape to maintain a breeding population.

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Indian fishermen try new nets for healthier oceans

IttookyearsfortheUNDevelopmentProgramtoconvincethefishingcommunitiesalongIndia'stropicalwesterncoastthatthediamond-meshnetstheywereusingweretrappingbabyfish,whi

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Search continues for 81 fishermen in Bangladesh after Cyclone Mora

Bangladesh's navy is still searching for 81 missing fishermen in the Bay of Bengal after Cyclone Mora devastated the region at the end of May. 63 fishermen were rescued from the waters.

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Search continues for 81 fishermen in Bangladesh after Cyclone Mora <br>

Bangladesh'snavyisstillsearchingfor81missingfishermenintheBayofBengalafterCycloneMoradevastatedtheregionattheendofMay.63fishermenwererescuedfromthewaters.Thetro

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Search continues for 81 fishermen in Bangladesh after Cyclone Mora

Bangladesh'snavyisstillsearchingfor81missingfishermenintheBayofBengalafterCycloneMoradevastatedtheregionattheendofMay.63fishermenwererescuedfromthewaters.Thetro

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Sri Lanka arrests 10 Indian fishermen for poaching

​Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested 10 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters.

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Pakistan frees 220 Indian fishermen

​Pakistan had freed 220 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture amid tension over cross-border fire exchanges in recent weeks, state radio reported on Sunday.

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Sri Lanka arrests 12 Indian fishermen for poaching

The Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Coast Guard to arrest 12 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters on Wednesday.

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Keepers of the flame: Taiwan keeps the art of fire fishing alive

Under the darkness of the night sky, a small group of Taiwan fishermen set sail off the northeast coast, light a fire on the end of a bamboo stick using chemicals and wait for the fish to come.

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129 freed Myanmar fishermen brought back from India

​A total of 129 out of 249 Myanmar fishermen, who had served their prison terms in India after being detained for illegally entering that country's territorial waters, have been released and brought back home, official media reported Wednesday.

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Annual South China Sea fishing ban begins

​Some 8,000 fishing boats from south China's Hainan Province returned to port on Monday as the 18th seasonal fishing moratorium began in the South China Sea.

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Pakistan frees 86 Indian fishermen

Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen detained for illegal fishing in its waters, officials said.

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Pakistan releases 86 Indian fishermen: officials

Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture amid tensions over an Indian airbase attack, officials said.