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The fishermen snared in the Scarborough Shoal dispute
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A long-running territorial dispute between China and the Philippines over two rocky features in the South China Sea has impacted the livelihoods of Filipinos who have fished in the area for centuries. The Scarborough Shoal – also known as Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal and which China refers to as Huangyang Island – is located…
Philippines condemns ‘floating barrier’ set up by Chinese fishermen in Scarborough Shoal
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about the story: https://sc.mp/o1h8 Note: this video has been updated to clarify that while Indonesia has expressed concern about South China Sea disputes, Jakarta is not making a nautical claim in the area. The Philippines has accused China’s coastguard of building a “floating barrier” in a disputed area in the South China Sea. Philippine…
Philippines condemns ‘floating barrier’ set up by Chinese fishermen in Scarborough Shoal
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about the story: https://sc.mp/o1h8 The Philippines has accused China’s coastguard of building a “floating barrier” in a disputed area in the South China Sea. Philippine authorities released video showing several Chinese coastguard vessels near the floating barrier in part of the Scarborough Shoal on September 20, 2023. Manila said the barrier prevented Philippine fishermen…
Pufferfish an unlikely lifeline for fishermen in notorious Fukushima waters
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The pufferfish filling nets in Fukushima are a delicacy that can kill if prepared the wrong way. But to a community devastated by a 2011 nuclear disaster, they are also a lifeline. In the 12 years since the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, caused by a deadly tsunami in northeastern Japan, “there hasn’t been much…
Tamil Nadu: The miraculous return of Indian fishermen lost at sea
After 14 Indian fishermen got stranded on a remote island, they found innovative ways to survive. The post Tamil Nadu: The miraculous return of Indian fishermen lost at sea appeared first on Rich TVX News Network.
Struggling Sri Lankan fishermen in need of fuel as economic crisis worsens
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Sri Lankan government announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts starting on March 31, 2022. This comes as the country reels under its worst economic outlook since gaining independence in 1948, with rolling blackouts, soaring food prices and fuel shortages the norm. The crisis has left many fishermen moored at harbour, short of fuel and unable…