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China's ambitions to expand influence in Pacific worries Hawaii's commercial fishermen ANI | Updated: May 19, 2021 17:21 IST Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): China's fleet of government-subsidised ships strayed into more distant waters in search of seafood and more influence has become a common point of concern for Hawaii's commercial fishermen and the US military. According to Civil Beat, local longliners have reported seeing growing numbers of Chinese vessels near their islands, accusing them of overfishing and intimidating tactics. "What are they fishing...

China's ambitions to expand influence in Pacific 19 May 2021, 22:37 GMT+10 Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): China's fleet of government-subsidised ships strayed into more distant waters in search of seafood and more influence has become a common point of concern for Hawaii's commercial fishermen and the US military. According to Civil Beat, local longliners have reported seeing growing numbers of Chinese vessels near their islands, accusing them of overfishing and intimidating tactics. "What are they fishing for? I don't know... But it's an example of them being close to Hawaii and, we believe,...

Hawaii's Fishermen Are Worried About China's Fleet. So Is The Military - Honolulu Civil Beat Hawaii’s Fishermen Are Worried About China’s Fleet. So Is The Military The U.S. military increasingly sees illegal fishing as a national security threat and has China’s vast government-subsidized fleet in its sights. Reading time: 7 minutes. Hawaii’s commercial fishermen and the U.S. military have a potential threat in common — China’s fleet of government-subsidized ships that has been straying into more distant waters in search of seafood and more influence. Local longliners have reporte...

NOAA Keeps Deploying Fishery Observers But With Limits Amid Pandemic - Honolulu Civil Beat NOAA Keeps Deploying Fishery Observers But With Limits Amid Pandemic The NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office maintained full observer coverage of swordfish but had to temporarily cease observer coverage in American Samoa. Reading time: 5 minutes. Considered essential workers, federal fishery observers have continued monitoring Pacific commercial operations during the pandemic, but COVID-19 restrictions have forced them to reduce — or even cease — operations in some areas. The National Oc...

Longliners tied up at Honolulu's Pier 38. Photo courtesy HawaiiSeafood.org. After two decades it’s far past time to make it easier for foreign fishermen who work in the Hawaii longline fleet, industry advocates say. The lockdown after the September 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., still reverberates in the U.S. Pacific pelagic fishery, with complicated entry rules and procedures for crew from Indonesia and the Philippines who make up the bulk of the fleet’s workforce. “Prior to 9/11 our crewmen were allowed to fly into” Honolulu to board the fleet of some 140 l...