Lebanese boats warned off fishing areas amid border clashes
By Zohra Bensemra and Sebastian Rocandio TYRE, Lebanon Fishermen in the Lebanese city of Tyre are among those
2023-10-29 22:48
Philippines says three fishermen killed after boat struck by 'foreign' vessel in South China Sea
Three Filipino fishermen have died after an "unidentified commercial vessel" allegedly rammed their fishing boat near Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine coast guard said Wednesday, compounding tensions in a region of the disputed South China Sea that is already a flashpoint.
2023-10-04 11:52
On patrol with Tunisia's coast guard: Nine boats in 24 hours
BBC team spends 24 hours with Tunisia's coast guard, as it finds people desperate to cross continents.
2023-08-30 08:19
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release treated water this week
The controversial plan will proceed despite opposition from local fishermen and neighbouring countries.
2023-08-22 12:57
Estate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades, reached a settlement Tuesday with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the family's attorneys said.
2023-08-02 05:19
Boat hits Fisher Island Ferry near Miami, killing one man and hospitalizing another
A man was killed and another was hospitalized after a 30-foot boat hit the Fisher Island Ferry near Miami early Sunday morning, the US Coast Guard said.
2023-06-26 07:27
Two fishermen accused of stuffing fish with weights during a tournament sentenced to jail
Two fishermen who were accused of cheating during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail fishing tournament last September -- after it was discovered their fish were stuffed with lead weights and fish fillets -- will serve jail time for the crime, according to court documents from a Thursday sentencing hearing.
2023-05-12 22:59
Ten-day jail terms for US fishing tournament cheats
Two men at the centre of a scandal that rocked the world of competitive fishing get their punishment.
2023-05-12 09:27