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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 16 Indian fishermen for illegal fishing
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Sri Lankan Navy said that the operation led to the seizure of 2 Indian trawlers along with 16 Indian nationals in Sri Lankan waters northeast of Veththalakeni and off the Analativu Island.
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China's illegal fishing worldwide is under scrutiny
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Similar to how the Chinese spy balloon violated US airspace, China's illegal fishing worldwide is under scrutiny: A new investigative report shows that from spying to a civilian militia, Chinese fishing practices have it all.
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Illegal Chinese fishing fleet evades marine radar by disabling transponder
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Captains of Chinese DWF ships disable their transponders while engaging in illicit fishing to avoid being watched in sensitive areas. It has been observed that the automatic identification systems (AIS) aboard these ships suffer transmission pauses of at least eight hours near the EEZ of oth
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China adamant about turning environmental laws into laughing stock with it
Updated : 2 months ago IST
China is overfishing, dumping waste into marine protected areas, polluting air, water and land alike, disturbing and destroying the coral reefs, and killing protected fish species.
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Chinese distant-water fishing activities growing rapidly, unsustainably ac
Updated : 2 months ago IST
China is often found guilty of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices, targeting prohibited species, causing irreversible environmental damage as well as intelligence gathering, espionage and space tracking.
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Pak lawyers boycott courts in protest against arrest of Gwadar movement le
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The boycott of lawyers came a day after the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT) leader was arrested when he showed up on Friday at the court premises in Gwadar over the charges of killing a policeman, the Pakistani newspaper said.
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China harbours a dream of becoming a great "maritime power": Report
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
President Xi Jinping stressed on building China into a strong maritime country is a "major strategic task for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
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Pakistan: Over 100 arrested as Gwadar unrest grows
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tensions continued to simmer in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar with protests continuing after clashes with supporters of the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT). The clashes occurred this month between locals and security forces in Gwadar as protests against illegal fishing turned violent after some peop
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Gwadar situation turns tense amid scuffle, shelling and baton charge
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The situation in Gwadar got very tense after many people were injured due to scuffle, shelling and baton charge between the Give Rights Movement and the police, as the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT) protests threatened to blow up on Pakistan's ruling establishment in the port city, reported Pak vern
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Pakistan: Leaders protesting against illegal fishing arrested in Gwadar, l
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Taking to Twitter, The Balochistan Post said, "Gwadar: clashes taking place between protesters and security forces as protests against illegal fishing turn violent after protest leaders were arrested."
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Pakistan: Policeman killed in Gwadar as protesters clash with cops
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The clashes occurred between protesters and security forces as protests against illegal fishing turned violent after protest leaders were arrested, The Balochistan Post reported.
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'Give Rights' rally in Gwadar block express road, threaten to close port
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, who led the Gwadar rights movement, has threatened to close the Gwadar port if the demands agreed upon by the provincial government are not fulfilled.
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