Fishing Archives

A Philippine Coast Guard diver cuts a rope attached to a floating barrier at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea in this handout photo from the coast guard

World

China warns Philippines not to ‘stir up trouble’ over disputed reef

Beijing warned Manila on Tuesday not to “stir up trouble” after the Philippine Coast Guard said it removed a floating barrier at a disputed...

AFPSeptember 26, 2023

Chinese coast guard boats intercept Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam (R) as he tries to enter Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea

World

Filipino fisherman chased by China coast guard in disputed waters

Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam guns the motor of his tiny wooden boat as he makes a dash for the shallow waters of Scarborough Shoal...

AFPSeptember 24, 2023

Fishing became a key negotiating issue in the UK's new trade deal with the EU

Business

Scottish port feels force of UK fishing storm

In Peterhead, a major port in northeast Scotland and Europe’s largest wholesale market for white fish, Brexit was supposed to offer “a sea of...

AFPSeptember 24, 2023

An aerial photo shows storage tanks that hold treated water at TEPCO's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

World

Fukushima water release to begin Thursday: Japan PM

The release of wastewater from Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific will begin on Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced, despite...

AFPAugust 21, 2023

Daragh McGuinness 23, always wanted to be a fisherman but fears climate change could wreck his hopes

Business

Ireland’s fishermen fear species migration as sea temperatures soar

When he finished school Daragh McGuinness knew he wanted to join a fishing crew but now, at 23, he fears climate change may kill...

AFPAugust 17, 2023

Business

Italy’s clam farmers fear blue crab ‘invasion’

In the shallow waters of the Scardovari lagoon, fishermen catch clams for Italy’s beloved spaghetti alle vongole, alongside mussels and oysters. But an invader...

AFPAugust 15, 2023

Fish farms on tourism-dependent Poros -- whose mayor is leading protests against the expansion of breeding sites

Business

Greek islanders dismayed by plan to scale up fish farming

On the sunny quay of the picturesque Greek island of Poros, veteran fisherman Spiros Papaioannou makes no bones about imminent plans to expand fish...

AFPAugust 1, 2023

In the mid-20th century, Grimsby was one of the world's leading fishing ports, until the fleets of trawlers began to disappear in the 1970s

Business

Gripes in Grimsby over Brexit fishing failure

Grimsby, perched on the southern side of the River Humber, near Kingston-upon-Hull in northern England, was built on the fishing industry. Some 70 percent...

AFPJuly 11, 2023