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Qatar slams Bahrain's accusation of illegally seizing boats, fishermen

QatarcondemnedaBahrainistatementaccusingQatarofillegallyseizingitsboatsandfishermen,Qatarnewsagency(QNA)reportedTuesday.Qatardescribedthestatementasadesperateat

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Fishing boat with 10 on board sinks in China’s Yellow Sea

ThefateoftenpeopleaboardafishingvesselisunknownaftertheirboatcapsizedonTuesdaymorningintheYellowSea,offthecoastofeastChina'sShandongProvince.TheWeihaiMaritimeSe

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12 Indian fishermen apprehended by Sri Lankan navy

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

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Is this the world's greatest commute?

Oneofthemostbeautifulroadsintheworldcannowbeexperiencedfromthecomfortofyourarmchair.Norway’sreveredAtlanticOceanRoad(or“Atlanterhavsveien”)offersascenicjourneyt

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Chinese ship in Ecuador 'did not conduct illegal fishing' : ambassador

ChineseshipFuYuanYuLeng999didn’tconductillegalfishing,ChineseAmbassadortoEcuadorWangYulinsaidonThursday.Wangsaiditwasarefrigeratorshipratherthanafishingvesselan

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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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Dynamite fishing, drugs, threaten Myanmar's 'sea gypsies'

With a swift breath the teenage boy dives into the turquoise waters of southern Myanmar, a spear clutched in his hand, but below him lies nothing but a graveyard of broken, grey coral.

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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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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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1 missing after Chinese fishing boat sinks in waters off S.Korea

A Chinese fishing boat sank in west waters off South Korea on Tuesday afternoon, with seven people rescued but one still missing, South Korea's coast guard said.

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Deal struck for world's biggest marine reserve in Antarctica

The world's largest marine reserve aimed at protecting the pristine wilderness of Antarctica will be created after a "momentous" agreement was finally reached Friday, with Russia dropping its long-held opposition.

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Indonesia to destroy 71 impounded foreign boats ahead of Independence Day celebrations

Indonesia will cap its Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday (Aug 17) by scuttling as many as 71 impounded foreign vessels - mostly Vietnamese but also a handful of Chinese - to signal its determination to protect its sovereignty over lucrative fishing grounds in the South China Sea.

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Myanmar to take action against rule-breaking fishing during closed season

Myanmar authorities will take action starting this month against rule-breaking fishing vessels in the country's territorial waters during the fishing moratorium season, according to the Department of fisheries Thursday.

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FAO celebrates entry into force of first binding int'l treaty against illegal fishing

A special event was held at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters here on Monday to celebrate the first binding treaty tackling illegal fishing ever reached at global level, and its recent entry into force.

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Thailand urged to probe shooting at Vietnamese fishing boats

The Vietnamese foreign ministry has sent a diplomatic note denouncing shooting at Vietnamese fishing boats and urged Thailand to probe the incident.