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Insight
Fishing for information; Newfoundland mariner turns to ocean research to build a new business
Rex Simmonds tried to retire. He even purchased a home and a small yacht in Florida and spent a few…
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International
Brazil police probe ties to illegal fishing in case of missing British journalist
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian police investigating the disappearance of a British journalist and an indigenous professional…
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International
To fight illegal fishing in the Galapagos, Ecuador turns to Canadian satellite and sensing technology
From a naval command centre perched on the coast of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, Capt. Isiais Bodero Mala surveyed incoming satellite…
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International
Humpback whale freed from illegal fishing net off Spain dies a week later
A 14-metre lengthy humpback whale free of entanglement in an unlawful drift fishing internet off the island of Mallorca has…
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International
Underwater rescue: Spanish divers free whale trapped in illegal fishing net
In a gripping underwater rescue, Spanish divers have freed a 12-metre lengthy humpback whale entangled in an unlawful drift web…
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Local News
Young Islanders get hooked on fishing at weekend event
Seven-year-old Layla Charlton sits on grandfather Doug MacEwen’s lap dangling a fishing rod into the nonetheless waters of Mooney’s Pond. “It…
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U.S., Japan, Australia, and India to launch tracking system to monitor illegal fishing by China- FT
(Reuters) – U.S., Japan, Australia, and India will unveil a maritime initiative on the Quad summit in Tokyo to curb…
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Dying for a living: SEA-NL wants commission of inquiry on fishing safety
With fishing vessels in St. John’s harbour as a backdrop, Ryan Cleary and Merv Wiseman of SEA-NL known as on…
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Local News
Spring lobster fishing season to open Tuesday in parts of Maritimes
The lobster fishing season within the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence will open on Tuesday. The Division of Fisheries and Oceans…
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International
Japan, Russia sign fishing deal despite Ukraine tensions
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Russia struck a deal on Tokyo’s fishing quota to catch salmon and trout born in…
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