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Ice fishing in France

It was finally cold enough for the much anticipated ice fishing season to launch in central France

6 March 2018

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Fishing boat rams bridge in Denmark

The vessel became stuck in ice and after the skipper was rescued drifted into the Aggersund Bridge

1 March 2018

Thailand

EU threats fail to end abuse of Thailand’s migrant fishermen: report

A new report by Human Rights Watch urges the EU to do more to bring an end to abuses in Thailand’s fishing industry.

23 January 2018

Economy

EU Parliament votes to ban electric pulse fishing

The amendment was passed by 402 votes to 232, with 40 abstentions, and called for a total ban on the use of electric current for fishing.

16 January 2018

Economy

EU Parliament to vote on future of ‘electric pulse fishing'

The European Commission has approved as "environmentally friendly" the controversial fishing technique, banned in much of the world, which is both praised and condemned by experts.

15 January 2018

World News

'Shot dead by Egyptian navy': Gaza fisherman buried

A funeral procession carried Abdullah Zidan's body through Gaza a day after he was allegedly shot dead by Egyptian naval forces.

13 January 2018