Fischerei

President Donald Trump issued an executive proclamation earlier this month allowing commercial fishing in parts of three national marine monuments across the Pacific Ocean. The move affects roughly half a million square miles in areas including Hawai‘i, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

21. Juni 2026 Von KI berichtet

Coastal uplift from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on June 8 has disrupted livelihoods of fisherfolk and resort owners in Glan, Sarangani.

Surging fuel prices are grounding more fishers in the Philippines, reducing daily catches and threatening food security, witnesses said at a Senate hearing on April 8.

31. März 2026 Von KI berichtet

Das Berufungsgericht von Concepción hat die vorsorglichen Maßnahmen gegen drei Besatzungsmitglieder des Fischereifahrzeugs Cobra bestätigt, denen im Zusammenhang mit der Kollision von 2025, bei der sieben Fischer der Bruma ums Leben kamen, fahrlässige Tötung vorgeworfen wird. Nach der förmlichen Anklageerhebung Anfang des Monats wies das Gericht Anträge auf Änderung der Beschränkungen ab, während gegen Blumar S.A. keine Maßnahmen verhängt wurden.

Japan is increasing fishery-related aid to Indonesia's remote Natuna Islands in the southern South China Sea, aiming to counter China's influence. Through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo plans to fund the development of a fish market in Ranai, the main city on Bunguran Island. The area sees overlap between Indonesia's exclusive economic zone and China's contested "nine-dash line" claim.

13. Februar 2026 Von KI berichtet

Japanese authorities released a Chinese fishing boat captain on Friday night, just one day after his arrest for refusing an inspection in Japan's exclusive economic zone. The release came after China guaranteed payment of cash collateral. The incident underscores ongoing tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.