On July 12, oceanographer and geographer Dawn Wright was sealed inside a submersible, traveling to Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Wright and her travel companion, explorer Victor Vescovo of Caladan Oceanic, managed to reach a depth of 10,919 meters (35,823 feet) below the surface of the ocean, […]
A former leader of Palau is "frustrated" about the foreign fishing lobby trying to influence national leaders to get rid of a critical law aimed to protect its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
A former leader of Palau is "frustrated" about the foreign fishing lobby trying to influence national leaders to get rid of a critical law aimed to protect its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
The United States Embassy in Palau commended last week the action the nation has taken against the Chinese fishing vessel and its crew members for alleged unlawful entry and other possible breaches of the laws.
In a Statement from US Embassy Koror Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland last Friday, he said, America, steadfastly support Palau s efforts to protect its territorial sovereignty and prevent People s Republic of China (PRC)-flagged vessels from engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing,
The US has accused China of having a record IUU fishing, rule breaking and willful environmental degradation.
Chinese vessel with 28 crew detained in Palau. Supplied