In a show of its seriousness to protect its territorial water, Indonesia sunk 38 foreign fishing vessels on Tuesday which it seized within its territorial waters. Commentators say it was no coincidence that the sinkings, […]
Tag: Fishing
10,000 Mile Chase Ends In Sinking Of World’s Most Notorious Poaching Vessel
At the end of a seemingly made-for-Hollywood drama, the Thunder, a ship considered the world’s most notorious illegal fish poacher, began to sink into the ocean a couple hundred miles off the coast of Nigeria. […]
Arctic Superpowers Agree To Polar Fishing Ban In Newly Open Waters
The United States, Russia, Canada, Norway and Denmark signed an agreement today to block their own ships from fishing in the central Arctic Ocean until a full scientific evaluation of the fish stocks is completed. […]
China Caught In Massive Illegal Fishing Operation Off Coast Of West Africa
China is known to have little regard for the environment and its neighbors in the international community while publicly stating the polar opposite. Yet new reports from Greenpeace show just how willing China is to […]