French fishermen block ports over petrol prices
Nice (France) (AFP) - Fishermen on Thursday blocked the entrance to two ports and a petrol depot in southern France ...
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Boat builders keep Pakistan’s fishing heritage afloat
Karachi (AFP) - The rhythmic hammering of nails and the whine of saws echo around a coastal Karachi neighbourhood, where ...
Namibia paves way for phosphate mining in the Atlantic Ocean
Windhoek (AFP) - Namibia has granted environmental clearance for an offshore phosphate mining project that paves the way for the ...
Stranded boats, out-of-work fishermen as Danube hits record lows
Corabia (Romania) (AFP) - The tourist port in the Romanian town of Corabia, on the banks of the Danube river, ...
‘No rest’: Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels
Cirebon (Indonesia) (AFP) - Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and ...
Middle East war hits Britain’s fish and chip shops
London (AFP) - Before war erupted in the Middle East, fisherman Peter Bruce spent about £5,000 ($6,600) on diesel to ...
Troubled waters: Thai fishermen marooned by rising fuel costs
Sriracha (Thailand) (AFP) - With his belongings stuffed into a plastic bag, Thai fisherman Narongsak Kongsuk heads home, far from ...
Trump reinstates commercial fishing in protected Atlantic waters
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a proclamation reopening commercial fishing in protected waters ...
‘Tuna King’ pays record $3.2 mn for bluefin at Tokyo auction
Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3. 2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at ...
Caught between Venezuela and US, Trinidad fishermen fear the sea
Cedros (Trinidad and Tobago) (AFP) - A stone's throw from Venezuela, in the eye of a political storm fueled by a ...
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