Fishing

Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat, arrests skipper for fleeing inspection

The captain, a 47-year-old Chinese national, is accused of ignoring orders to stop for an on-board inspection on Thursday in waters off southwest Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan's fisheries agency said.

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Japan Coast Guard ships are docked at a port in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, January 13, 2026.
A Taiwan Coast Guard vessel travels near a China Coast Guard vessel as China conducts military drills around Taiwan, in this handout image provided December 30, 2025.

China massed fishing fleets in East China Sea in apparent Taiwan blockade test

Ship-tracking data shows that by January 11, about 1,400 Chinese fishing vessels had gathered into a tightly organized rectangular formation stretching roughly 200 miles.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A dead garfish lies in a marsh near Venice, Louisiana May 20, 2010. For nearly a month, roughly 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons/795,000 liters) of oil per day have been gushing from BP's broken Deepwater oil well situated in the Gulf of Mexico, in what could be named the worst oil spill in U.S. histo

Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs

The garfish - long, slender, its snout filled with sharp teeth- is considered “critically endangered," earning it a spot on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.

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A man launching a drone in Haifa.

Haifa police arrest, fine fishermen for using drones to fish off Bat Galim beach

“The use of drones for fishing is prohibited and dangerous, as it can cause serious injuries to swimmers and significant harm to marine animals," Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav said.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Israel reopens Gaza fishing zone

Fishing zone was closed completely last week.

JUNE 18, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Palestinian fishermen ride their boats as they return from fishing at the seaport of Gaza City

Gaza fishermen denied entry to sea as incendiary balloons continue

The fishing zone in Gaza was reduced to six nautical miles on Tuesday due to the fires.

JUNE 13, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The sun rises as fishermen are seen at the seaport of Gaza City, April 2, 2019

COGAT announces Gaza fishing zone extension, does not mention ceasefire

On Tuesday morning, Israel and Hamas denied a Channel 12 report that a Gaza ceasefire understanding had been reached that would ensure six months of calm.

MAY 21, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FISHING BOATS on the coast of Gaza.

In Jisr a-Zarqa, Arab families struggle to preserve traditional fishing

The town’s growing population is squeezed against the sea by the Nahal Taninim Nature Reserve and Kibbutz Ma’agan Michael to the north, Highway 2 to the east, and upscale Caesarea to the south.

MAY 16, 2019ByTAYLOR RENEE BISSEY
A fisherman in Jisr a-Zarqa untangles his catch from the net