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IntraFish
April 21, 2018
A waiver for fishing vessel America's Finest was included in the US Senate's Coast Guard bill, but that legislation failed to move forward Wednesday, the Anacortes American reports. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, Democrats from Washington, were part of the majority of lawmakers who votedÃâà...
TASS
April 21, 2018
The fishing vessel's captain was charged with "violating the procedure of entry to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it for the purpose of causing damage to the state's interests," which envisages an imprisonment for a term of up to five years and also the confiscation of the ship.
TASS
April 10, 2018
KIEV, April 10. /TASS/. The crew members of Russia's Nord fishing vessel have been questioned at the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) department in Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, as part of the criminal case against the vessel's captain, Vladimir Gorbenko, Tatiana Tikhonchik, a spokesperson forÃâà...
The Maritime Executive
April 9, 2018
On April 6, an Indonesian Navy ship intercepted the F/V STS-50, a stateless toothfish fishing vessel that escaped custody from Maputo Bay, Mozambique, ... Under the leadership of the Honorable Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister, Indonesian authorities have seized and destroyed 363 illegal fishing vessels.
Press Herald
April 6, 2018
There are no federal licensing requirements to operate smaller commercial fishing vessels in federal waters, other than being a U.S. citizen. Some states require a license for state waters, but not Hawaii. SENDS MONEY TO PARENTS. A single tuna can fetch more than $1,000. And while the Hawaii fleet isÃâà...
The Maritime Executive
March 30, 2018
Authorities in Ghana believe that Nigerian pirates have kidnapped five crewmembers of the fishing vessel Marine 711, including three Korean officers and one Greek national. On Monday evening, nine pirates in a speedboat boarded the vessel as it headed out to fish for bait, officials said. The attackersÃâà...
KTVA
March 30, 2018
Alaska State Troopers arrested a man they say opened fire on a fishing vessel this week, as its crew was harvesting herring near the Southeast Alaska town of ... Troopers received “a report of an individual shooting at a fishing vessel” off Wadleigh Island, just west of Klawock, shortly before 5 a.m. TuesdayÃâà...
Primenewsghana
March 29, 2018
Ghanaian maritime officials have confirmed that a hijacked Ghanaian fishing vessel has now been rescued and back to Ghana's ports. Persons suspected to be pirates were reported to have hijacked the vessel on Monday although officials failed to give details of the said vessel. An official of the GhanaÃâà...
The Moscow Times
March 29, 2018
Ukrainian border guards detained the Russian-flagged fishing vessel and its crew of 10 in the Sea of Azov on Sunday, March 25, on charges of illegally crossing the border. Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, a move that was met with sanctions and widespread condemnation inÃâà...
MarineLink
March 28, 2018
The 305-foot factory trawler f/v Golden Alaska is powered by twin MAK six-cylinder engines and has a large boiler used to support large fishmeal-fish oil processor and hoteling galley needs of the 130-person crew and factory personnel. The vessel is in its fourth year and eighth pollock season using theÃâà...
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
March 27, 2018
A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Barbers Point located a life raft with eight people aboard from the 89-foot commercial fishing vessel Princess Hawaii over 400 miles north of the Big Island Sunday evening. The Hercules crew will remain on scene as long as fuel is available and theÃâà...
MarineLink
March 27, 2018
Eight men were rescued after their 61-foot fishing vessel sank more than 400 miles northeast of Hawaii, Sunday. ... The crew of fishing vessel Commander, which was fishing within 20 miles of its sister ship, rescued all eight people from a life raft at approximately 10:54 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Business Services
March 25, 2018
This Ocean Fishing Vessel Market revise in-depth Research of the Market condition and the competitive analysis globally. It Analyses the main factors of the Ocean Fishing Vessel market based on Current Market situations, Manufacturers Performance and Market Share, Forecast etc. This report alsoÃâà...
The Maritime Executive
March 24, 2018
The owner of the new, $75 million catcher-processor America's Finest plans to sell the vessel overseas. Regulations on steel content sank the U.S.-built vessel's ability to fish in the United States, leaving disposal through sale as the best available option. The America's Finest contains foreign steel. This isÃâà...
Bristol Bay Times
March 24, 2018
A knife attack on the fishing vessel Aleutian Sable last week in Unalaska resulted in one man flown to Anchorage for emergency surgery, and the assailant arrested on three assault charges. According to Deputy Police Chief Jennifer Shockley of the Unalaska Department of Public Safety, Anthony M.
Greenpeace International
March 23, 2018
London, UK – Two Greenpeace activists are currently occupying a survival pod which they attached to the anchor chain of a krill fishing vessel in Antarctic waters, in a peaceful protest to protect a critical food source for penguins and whales. Their call to protect the Antarctic is backed by over 1 millionÃâà...
The Bush Chicken
March 22, 2018
Before launching its operations in Liberia, artisanal fishermen from Harper, Maryland, complained of daily incursions by foreign industrial fishing vessels running over their nets and entering areas reserved for them. The Liberian Coast Guard, along with a Sea Shepherd vessel, Bob Barker, launchedÃâà...
KCAW
March 22, 2018
The US Coast Guard Air Station Sitka was called to action Wednesday morning (03-21-18) when a troller ran aground in Peril Strait. At around 4:45 a.m., the fishing vessel EH ran aground near Saoot Point. Air Station Sitka responded, transporting two men and one woman back to land with no injuries.
Redheaded Blackbelt
March 21, 2018
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew assists the 40-foot commercial fishing vessel Radiant after the vessel experienced propulsion issues five miles off the coast of Trinidad, California, March 19, 2018. The Radiant is 100 years old and used to fish Dungeness crab off the coast ofÃâà...
Cape Cod Times
March 20, 2018
Two aircraft out of U.S Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod responded Sunday night to a distress call from a disabled fishing ship roughly 110 miles east of Cape Cod, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Andrew Barresi. The call for help initially came in from a "good Samaritan," according to a CoastÃâà...
Alaska Dispatch News
March 19, 2018
Feds pay $2 million disposing of derelict fishing vessel in Unalaska. pencil Author: Jim Paulin, The Dutch Harbor Fisherman; clock ... Multiple agencies respond to the fishing vessel Akutan in Captains Bay near Unalaska, Alaska, August 18, 2017. A unified command was established to mitigate potentialÃâà...
The Hindu
March 16, 2018
As many as 22 fibre boats from Jonakapuram and five boats and one traditional fishing vessel from Neendakara were brought back to shore. Three boats with Tamil Nadu registration have also reached Sakthikulangara harbour. Coastal areas and ports in the district are currently under the strict surveillanceÃâà...
Newshub
March 15, 2018
For sale: one 43-metre NZ Navy ship. And if you're looking for the ultimate vessel to take your mates fishing, this could be it. The Royal New Zealand Navy has announced the Manawanui has been put it up for tender, closing in three weeks. The Manawanui was the Navy's diving and mineÃâà...
NB Post Gazette
March 14, 2018
Questale released a detailed assessment of trends in Global Commercial Fishing Vessels market. The research report includes diverse topics like total market size, key market drivers, challenges, growth opportunities, key players etc. We have also covered key market updates, the impact of regulations andÃâà...
New Era
March 13, 2018
Swakopmund-Namibian fishing entities are making massive strides in the fishing sector with more companies and stakeholders investing in much-needed assets, such as vessels and land-based facilities. Articnam Fishing, Sinco Fishing and their partners last week positively responded to the continuedÃâà...
IntraFish
March 13, 2018
These are busy times for Spanish shipyard Nodosa: After delivering the fly shotter/twin rigger Henk Senior to Dutch fishing group Osprey, it is now building two more vessels for the same group, two twin rig trawlers for German Kutterfisch and another two vessels for Canada and the Falkland Islands.
Motherboard
March 13, 2018
The tool displays a near-real time map of fishing vessels across the globe, generated by billions of data points from automatic identification system (AIS) trackers onboard ships. These trackers, which were originally designed to prevent ship collisions, broadcast vessel locations through satellite networks.
The Maritime Executive
March 13, 2018
“Going dark from public tracking systems raises legitimate questions about a fishing vessel's activities at sea. Increased transparency can help deter illegal fishing, prevent unauthorized fishing in a nation's waters and improve monitoring of fishing around the world. Fishing vessels should be required toÃâà...
IntraFish
March 10, 2018
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has withdrawn a distant water fishing certificate to the Lian Run Pelagic Fishing company following reports of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in West Africa. The company is facing a total shut down of its entire distance water fleet, formedÃâà...
North Norfolk News
March 8, 2018
The RNLI inshore lifeboat was launched from Cromer to help a fishing vessel off the Norfolk coast. The coastguard said it received a distress call at around 7.30am today from the broken-down boat. Audrey Smith, spokeswoman for the RNLI in Cromer, said: “A request had come in from the Irene D, a localÃâà...
The News Lens International
March 8, 2018
A captured Chinese fishing vessel shortly before being sunk by the Argentine navy in 2016. The area is home to some of the most precious marine biodiversity on the planet. Warm ocean currents from Brazil meet with cold water from the Falklands (Malvinas) Islands, above a vast seabed plain that plungesÃâà...
Brownsville Herald
March 7, 2018
The captain of a commercial fishing vessel called the “Linda Labin” claimed to have no idea there were 14 undocumented immigrants hidden on his boat. ... were arrested Saturday after a search of the fishing vessel by the United States Coast Guard revealed that 14 immigrants from Mexico were hidden inÃâà...
Occupational Health and Safety
March 6, 2018
The treaty covers important safety requirements that include radio communications, life-saving equipment and arrangements, emergency procedures, musters, and drills. The agreement will take effect 12 months after it has been ratified by 22 states that, collectively, have 3,600 or more fishing vessels of atÃâà...
FIS
March 1, 2018
Spanish fishing vessel Playa Pesmar Uno on a pier in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut. (Photo: Stock file). Captured Spanish fishing vessel paid fine and will be released. Click on the flag for more information about Argentina ARGENTINA Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 23:00 (GMT + 9). The Spanish fishing vessel that wasÃâà...
FIS
March 1, 2018
The Spanish fishing vessel that was captured by the Argentine Naval Prefecture for illegally fishing within the Argentine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) earlier this month decided to pay a total of ARS 21.3 million (around USD 1.05 million) to be able to be released in the coming days. The news wasÃâà...
Undercurrent News
March 1, 2018
Russia will build 50 to 60 new fishing vessels over the next five to six years, worth about RUB 200 billion ($3.54bn), reports Port News, a Russian news service focused on its marine industries. The country earlier announced its plans to put 20% of its total allowable catch aside for allocation to companiesÃâà...
The cordova Times
March 1, 2018
Dockside examinations of commercial fishing vessels in Cordova are set for April 10-25 by the U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Unit. The focus of these free safety inspections is on the safety of all crewmembers and to ensure preparedness in emergency situations, said Petty Officer Adam Rodd, one of theÃâà...
SAMAA TV News Pakistan (blog)
February 28, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy provided medical assistance to Iranian Fishing Vessel (FV) BURWARI in open sea on Wednesday. ... Security Operations (MSOs) at sea, PNS SHAMSHEER immediately responded to the emergency call of Iranian Fishing Vessel (FV) BURWARI with 17 crew members on board.
Mother Nature Network
February 28, 2018
Outlined in a study published in Science, researchers found that more than 55 percent of the world's oceans are covered by industrial fishing vessels, that the Earth's fleet of fishing ships trek more than 285 million miles (460 million kilometers) a year and that five countries — China, Spain, Taiwan, JapanÃâà...
SeafoodSource (blog)
February 27, 2018
New Zealand is reconsidering a proposal to install cameras on all commercial fishing vessels, according to Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash. The government had proposed the measure following recent allegations of fishermen misreporting their catch, but the country's fishing industry has pushed backÃâà...
The Maritime Executive
February 27, 2018
According to the agency, four other Chinese fishing vessels surrounded the Jing Yuan 626 to prevent her capture. The Mantilla reported that these vessels maneuvered in a manner that endangered safe navigation and risked collision. As the Jing Yuan 626 did not heed repeated warnings and continued itsÃâà...
NOLA.com
February 13, 2018
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a commercial fishing vessel last seen off the coast of Louisiana that didn't return as expected. ... Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans; 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Venice; Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant3; and good Samaritan fishing vessels.
The Boston Globe
February 5, 2018
Two fishing vessels belonging to Carlos “The Codfather” Rafael, sentenced in September to four years in federal prison for tax evasion, sank early Monday while moored at Homer's Wharf in New Bedford, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard identified the boats as the 65-foot Dinah Jane and 67-footÃâà...
Undercurrent News
December 31, 1999
A Taiwan-registered fishing vessel was stopped and detained by Indonesian authorities on suspicion of incorrect documents while traveling through the Strait of Malacca in the Southeast Asian country's territorial waters on April 15, Focus Taiwan reported. The Da Wei No. 13, based in Donggang, wasÃâà...
Undercurrent News
December 31, 1999
Chinese fishing company Pingtan Marine Enterprise has begun the modification and rebuilding of 27 of its vessels, it said. The firm has signed an agreement with Huanghai Shipbuilding and officially started the rebuilding project, having received approval from the ministry of agriculture and rural affairs,Ãâà...
Journalducameroun.com
December 31, 1999
The vessel is famous for plundering the Antarctic in Liberia's territorial waters, according to a statement issued in Monrovia by Sea Shepherd. The Daily Observer published this story as its front page banner headline under the caption: Coast Guard Arrests 'Notorious' Toothfish Poacher, Minister ZiankhanÃâà...
Taiwan News
December 31, 1999
The press release also states that the appropriate channels for filing complaints regarding distant water fishing vessels have been established for some time, and migrant workers who are under duress or being treated unfairly ( or acquaintances) are encouraged to report any abuse or illegal activity to theÃâà...
The Vineyard Gazette
December 31, 1999
A Coast Guard air crew safely rescued four people from a sinking fishing vessel late Wednesday south of Martha's Vineyard. The captain of the vessel Sea Star radioed for help at about 6:20 p.m., reporting that their boat was taking on water and that they were donning immersion suits, the Coast Guard saidÃâà...
Smithsonian
December 31, 1999
The study, published in Science, uses several maps to detail where fishing vessels go, when they fish and how. The scientists explain that past fishing surveys have relied on data collected in logbooks, by observers at fishing ports and electronic vessel tracking. But that hodgepodge of methods fails toÃâà...
