Saltwater Fishing Boats

3 of 8 Chinese fishing boats leave disputed shoal

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But the standoff continues, with two other Chinese surveillance ships and a Philippine coast guard vessel remaining in the area, said Gen. Jessie Dellosa, the Philippine armed forces chief.

The standoff began Tuesday when Chinese ships prevented the Philippine navy from detaining Chinese fishermen who were allegedly caught poaching at the Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines.

Both sides claim the uninhabited, horseshoe-shaped shoal, which lies about 120 miles from Zambales province, the nearest Philippine coast.

Source: Fox News

3 of 8 Chinese fishing boats leave disputed shoal

31.12.69

But the standoff continues, with two other Chinese surveillance ships and a Philippine coast guard vessel remaining in the area, said Gen. Jessie Dellosa, the Philippine armed forces chief.

The standoff began Tuesday when Chinese ships prevented the Philippine navy from detaining Chinese fishermen who were allegedly caught poaching at the Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines.

Both sides claim the uninhabited, horseshoe-shaped shoal, which lies about 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Zambales province, the nearest Philippine coast.

The impasse has reignited concerns about potential conflict in the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest seas lanes and home to a myriad of competing territorial claims, most notably the Spratly Islands, which are south of the shoal.

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

Party boat lawbreakers become fish in a barrel: Outdoors Notebook

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Ohio wildlife officers have been roaming western Lake Erie in recent weeks — and even taking a ride on party fishing boats out of Port Clinton.

Anglers have been complaining about citations the undercover wardens have handed out for snagged walleye and catching more than the daily bag limit of four walleye per person.

The Lake Erie walleye limit jumps to six fish per day May 1.

Paul Kurfis, head of law enforcement in Northeast Ohio for the Division of Wildlife, said wildlife officers in plainclothes had paid to join a party-boat fishing trip last weekend out of Port Clinton.

He wouldn’t identify the boat, or who was cited, until all the charges were filed.

Source: Plain Dealer