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Russian crab craze in South Korea stirs ethical debate
Plunging prices for Russian crab have South Koreans flocking to seafood markets and restaurants but some consumers are questioning whether to boycott the imports on concerns the purchases indirectly support Russia’s attack ...
- April 9, 2022
US warns of impunity amid 'bullying' in South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out bullying in the South China Sea on Monday and warned the U.N. Security Council that a conflict "would have serious global consequences for security and for commerce," ...
- August 11, 2021
No eyes? No problem : Marine creature expands boundaries of vision
A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see. Researchers said on Thursday that the red brittle star, called Ophiocoma wendtii, is only the ...
- January 4, 2020
Scientists find clues why 'immortal jellyfish' got that name
Scientists in Spain have unlocked the genetic code of the immortal jellyfish—a creature capable of repeatedly reverting into a juvenile state— in hopes of unearthing the secret to their unique longevity, and find new clues ...
- August 31, 2022
Tuna goes for $200,000 at Tokyo market's New Year auction
A bluefin tuna sold for 20.8 million yen ($202,197) in the first auction of the new year at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Tuesday when it reopened after the holiday break. This was sharply down from the 193 million yen the ...
- January 6, 2021
Suez Canal reopens to ship traffic
Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated, with more than 400 ships waiting to pass through. ...
- March 31, 2021
Vietnam protests Beijing's 'fishing ban' in South China Sea
Vietnam protested on Friday what it called China’s unilateral fishing ban in the disputed South China Sea from May 1 to Aug. 16, weeks after it said Vietnamese boat had been rammed by a Chinese maritime vessel. “Vietnam ...
- May 9, 2020
Duterte won't withdraw Phl ships from WPS
President Duterte has rejected a call from China to withdraw ships from waters around Pag-asa Island, saying Philippine vessels will “not move an inch backward” even at the cost of his life or his friendship with Beijing. ...
- May 15, 2021
Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near waters disputed with China
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a stand-off with China in waters that China claims in the area. Widodo ...
- January 11, 2020
Dwindling harvest: South Korean's 'sea women' struggling with warmer waters
Clad in a black wet suit and pink face mask, Jin So-hee’s figure cleanly parts the green-blue water until she abruptly dives below the surface, her purple fins disappearing into the deep. When she resurfaces a minute and ...
- April 20, 2021