81. With fishing boats still idled by international over-harvesting off the Grand Banks, provincial economy is more dependent than ever on income from tourists. 82. Yachts bob in the boat basin, and flocks of cawing seagulls circle fishing boats unloading their catches. 83. Pirates in speedboats have robbed fishing boats of their catch and money and some fishermen have been seriously wounded. 84. Police seized the oil from the Honduran-registered Fuji Maru tanker as it was unloading the oil onto fishing boats in the Gulf of Thailand on Tuesday. 85. Police patrol boats were on standby to help fishing boats that might get lost in the smog off Satun province. 86. A court on Monday jailed the captain and three crewmen of a Thai fishing boat after they failed to pay fines for poaching in Malaysian waters. 87. A floating orange oil fence surrounded the ship and a dozen coast guard boats patrolled nearby, warning fishing boats to keep their distance and not use lighters. 88. A lifeboat from Peterhead and an RAF Nimrod reconnaissance plane were heading for the area to help fishing boats in the search for the missing men. 89. A fleet of Indonesian fishing boats manned by Taiwanese were seized for intruding into southern Philippine waters Sunday night, a navy official said Monday. 90. A government spokesman said the revised scheme would ease the manpower shortage for fishing boats unloading their catches and help maintain a steady supply of fresh marine fish. |