Dive Brief: PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew brand debuted a new campaign and sweepstakes on July 15 to support consumers embracing the great outdoors called “Out Here. It’s DEW,” according to a press release. A $100,000 Mtn Dew Outdoor Stimulus program will pay for 2020 hunting and fishing permits in the heartland, a term […]
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Indonesia seeks UN protection after deaths on Chinese fishing ships
JAKARTA — Indonesia has raised concerns with the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding abusive practices in the fisheries industry, its U.N. mission said Tuesday, after the bodies of three Indonesian fishermen were thrown overboard from Chinese fishing vessels in recent months. “Indonesia underlines the urgent need for the council to […]
Chinese ships chase Japanese fishing boat near Senkaku Islands
NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) — Two China Coast Guard ships have approached and chased a Japanese fishing boat in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, the Japan Coast Guard said Saturday. The Japanese coast guard ordered the Chinese vessels to leave the waters and deployed […]
Indonesian interns board Japan’s fishing boats for better future
TOKYO — “I’ve got one, bring me more bait!” a fisherman roared while pulling his catch aboard the Mitsumaru. Three rookies obliged, dodging the fish zipping past their faces like bullets. Sutriyo, Faizin and Dadang came to Japan during the winter after graduating a fisheries high school in Indonesia. They […]
Indonesia asks why Chinese fishing ship dumped sailors in sea
JAKARTA — Indonesia on Thursday demanded an explanation from China over sea burials of Indonesian crew members on Chinese fishing vessels, amid reports of mistreatment. A total of three Indonesian sailors died while the ships were in the Pacific, two in December and one in March, and their bodies were […]
Philippines sides with Vietnam after China sinks fishing boat
MANILA — The Philippines on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” over the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat that was allegedly rammed by a Chinese vessel in the disputed South China Sea. In a rare public rebuke of Beijing, Manila’s foreign ministry issued a statement recalling the sinking of a Philippine […]