Fishing Reports News

Anti-encroachment measures
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
The Fisheries Department will step-up measures to stop deep-sea fishing vessels from encroaching coastal fishing zones.
Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Mohamed Shariff Omar said the Ministry was concerned for the welfare of coastal fishermen who have complained to the ministry on the matter.
“The department will use more high-speed boats [...]

St. Cloud woman angles for victory at Jaycees fishing fest
Brainerd Daily Dispatch - Brainerd,MN,USA
Call her a fair weather angler, if you will, but Sara Kitzmann knows how to be in the right place at the right time.
Kitzmann, 24, St. Cloud, won Saturday’s 15th annual Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza in just her second trip [...]

60-metre Irish fishing vessel sinks at
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
One of the largest fishing vessels in the Killybegs-based fleet has sunk at a port in the Norwegian town of Malloy.
All 11 crew members managed to escape before the 60-metre MV Paula flooded and sank shortly after 7am today.
An alarm had gone off on board the vessel [...]

Country Debates Fishing Accord With European Union
AllAfrica.com - Africa
An European Union (EU) delegation, to arrive today in the country, meets on Monday, in Luanda, with the Angolan Minister of Fisheries, Salomão Xirimbimbi, to resume negotitations based in an agreement which allows or not 67 European boats to fish in Angolan waters.
It is the second attempt [...]

Malaysian navy detains Taiwanese ship seized by mutinous crew
Borneo Bulletin - borneo,Brunei Darussalam
Malaysian navy detains Taiwanese ship seized by mutinous crew
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - The Malaysian navy on Sunday located and detained a Taiwanese deep-sea fishing vessel, missing since Jan. 11 in the Indian Ocean after it was reportedly seized by its mutinous crew, [...]