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FISHING 3

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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 26, 2022
Businesses worry about reputational damage from Fukushima water discharge
People in Ibaraki Prefecture are concerned that the release of treated water will harm the reputation of local fishery products.
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BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2022
Undeterred by higher prices, Japanese line up for eel on Day of the Ox
Shops in Japan attracted hordes of customers Saturday, this year's Day of the Ox, despite price hikes resulting from poor eel catches and higher transportation costs.
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JAPAN
Jul 19, 2022
Dozens of sea turtles stabbed to death off Japan island
Between 30 to 50 green sea turtles were found dead or dying, with stab wounds on their necks and elsewhere, on a beach in remote Kumejima island.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2022
Ocean acidification threatens some of Japan’s favorite seafood
The process driven by climate change poses a threat to the future of the fishery and aquaculture industries, researchers say.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2022
'Quad' members to launch tracking system to monitor illegal fishing by China
The alliance will track illegal fishing from the Indian Ocean to the South Pacific by connecting surveillance centers in Singapore and India.
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WORLD
May 10, 2022
U.S. to announce plans to battle illegal fishing in the Pacific
The United States will soon announce plans to better battle illegal fishing in the Pacific, U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Monday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2022
Mumbai heat wave leaves fewer fish in the sea for female sellers
Located on the Arabian Sea, a particularly fast-warming part of the Indian Ocean, Mumbai has experienced unseasonal rains, cyclones and extreme heat in the past five years.
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JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022
For Japanese fishing town of Nemuro, Moscow holds key to survival
Concern is growing over the fate of annual talks between Tokyo and Moscow to set the quota for Japan to catch salmon and trout born in the Amur River.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 22, 2022
Ukraine invasion and climate change drive concerns over Japan’s food security
Long-term issues such as global warming and an aging population could harm the nation's self-sufficiency and its ability to secure adequate food imports.
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WORLD
Feb 25, 2022
Burgeoning krill fishery may threaten marine wildlife in the Antarctic
The icy waters off Antarctica are estimated to hold between 300 million and 500 million tons of krill — nearly as heavy as all of the world's cattle.
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BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2022
The fight to slow the global fish crash has a big problem
Fish consumption has been rising at almost double the rate of population growth for more than half a century.
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WORLD
Dec 28, 2021
As miners chase clean-energy minerals, tribes fear a repeat of the past
Mining interests have long overrun tribal rights in Idaho, and as the Biden administration seeks to start a revolution in renewable energy, tribes worry about the past being repeated.

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