In the latest such face-off, a mainland Chinese research ship came within 20 nautical miles (37km) of Taiwan’s northeastern Yilan county on July 7 before being warned off by Taiwanese coastguard. The Tan Kah Kee, also known as the Jia Geng, is a 3,600-tonne seismic vessel equipped with acoustic sensors and weather radars, and is … Read more
When a ‘$100 million attempt’ to save Hong Kong’s marine environment kicked off with artificial reefs made of old boats, bus tyres and concrete “Artificial reefs are to be built in local waters to boost fish supplies which have been depleted by overfishing, pollution, dredging and dumping,” reported the South China Morning Post on August … Read more
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested six Indian fishermen and seized their trawlers for allegedly poaching in the island nation’s waters, an official statement said on Tuesday, in the fourth such incident this month. The fishermen were arrested, and their two trawlers were seized on Monday north of the Delft Island, Jaffna, the Sri … Read more
