Posts Tagged ‘ Fishing Boats ’

Fishing boats turned into passenger boats unsafe, insiders say 

August 19, 2011
Fishing boats turned into passenger boats unsafe, insiders say 

An old fishing boat being renovated into a passenger boat Dilapidated fishing boats are being refashioned into tourism boats and restaurant cruisers in what experts say is a dangerous practice. A report by the Tuoi Tre said Monday that the new trend is to blame as a major cause for fatal boat wrecks.  “Fishing boats and tourism [...]

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124 Vietnamese fishermen stuck in the Philippines 

July 15, 2011
124 Vietnamese fishermen stuck in the Philippines 

  As many as 124 Vietnamese fishermen on seven fishing boats from the southeastern province of Binh Thuan have been stuck in the Philippines for the last 10 days, Thanh Nien has learnt. Truong Thi Hoa of Phu Quy District told Thanh Nien via telephone that her husband, Pham Hong, the captain of one of [...]

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Fishermen vow to defend Vietnamese fishing grounds 

June 4, 2011
Fishermen vow to defend Vietnamese fishing grounds 

  Vietnamese fishing boats anchor around the marine defense platform DK1 in the East Sea. Fishermen all along Vietnam’s central coast say they’re committed to protecting their fishing grounds from rampant encroachments by Chinese boats. Tran Ta has worked as a fisherman in Phu Yen Province for the past ten years. These days, he says [...]

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Vietnam condemns China for East Sea aggression 

June 1, 2011
Vietnam condemns China for East Sea aggression 

   A Chinese boat illegally fishing in Vietnamese waters in a photo taken on board a Vietnamese naval ship. In the past two weeks, Vietnamese fishermen have reported a rash of violent Chinese intrusions into Vietnamese waters. Some fear  the incursions are part of a Chinese plot to take the East Sea by force. Nguyen [...]

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Vietnam condemns China’s island tourism plans

January 8, 2010
Vietnam condemns China’s island tourism plans

Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga Vietnam has condemned China’s plan to develop tourism on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, demanding preparations be halted and scrapped forever. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga said Vietnam demanded that China immediately toss out the plan that includes Hoang Sa in a scheme to develop Hainan [...]

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Droves of Chinese boats illegally fish Vietnamese waters

January 5, 2010
Droves of Chinese boats illegally fish Vietnamese waters

Da Nang’s border guards.LookAtVietnam – At least 36 Chinese boats were found illegally fishing in Vietnamese waters off the central coast during the last week of last year. Some of the boats were fishing just 35 sea miles off the city of Da Nang.Dinh Tien Dung, a representative of Da Nang Coast Guard, told Vietnamnet [...]

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Droves of Chinese boats illegally fish Vietnamese waters

January 4, 2010

At least 36 Chinese boats were found illegally fishing in Vietnamese waters off the central coast during the last week of last year, local newswire Vietnamnet reported on Monday. Some of the boats were fishing just 35 sea miles off the city of Da Nang, the news source said.Dinh Tien Dung, a representative of Da [...]

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“China must stop arresting Vietnamese fishermen”

December 16, 2009
“China must stop arresting Vietnamese fishermen”

The Vietnam Fishery Association on December 14 sent a dispatch to the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi protesting China’s arrest and maltreatment of 43 Vietnamese fishermen.  On December 7-8, three fishing boats and 43 fishermen from Ly Son island, Quang Ngai province were hunted and arrested by Chinese people while they were catching fish on the [...]

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Vietnamese businesses still not ready for IUU

November 23, 2009
Vietnamese businesses still not ready for IUU

LookAtVietnam – VASEP has warned that regulations on IUU would be the biggest hindrance for Vietnamese seafood companies when they try to export products. Under the IUU law, all seafood export consignments to the EU must clearly show the origin of the products, including the sea area where the fish are caught and the names [...]

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Chinese fishing boats chased off Vietnamese sea

November 14, 2009
Chinese fishing boats chased off Vietnamese sea

Chinese fishing boat 14062 is released with a warning after being seized for illegally fishing in Vietnamese seas Border guards in Thua Thien-Hue Province said Wednesday they had chased off 16 Chinese fishing boats and seized another caught fishing in Vietnamese waters. The captain and 12 fishermen of the seized boat, who admitted to fishing [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...