VOA慢速英语2010年-Activists Say Fishing Limit Not Enough

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. An international group has set the limit for next year's catch of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The limit is just under thirteen thousand metric tons. That is six hundr

Reeling in Illicit Fishing

Reeling in Illicit Fishing Its estimated that illicit fishing accounts for up 26 million tons of seafood a year and costs the global economy as much as 26 billion dollars annually. An international agreement to help curb the problem is gaining suppor

Taiwan Lifts All Sanctions against the Philippines

The authorities on Taiwan have officially lifted all 11-sanctions they had in-place against the Philippines. The sanctions were originally imposed following the fatal shooting of a fisherman from Taiwan by Philippine Coast Guard officers in May. Davi

2018年CRI Environmental impact of sunken Iranian oil tanker minimal: experts

Chinese authorities are suggesting the environmental impact from the sinking of an Iranian oil tanker off China's east coast this week is likely to be minimal, despite the massive blaze which engulfed the Sanchi for over a week before it went down. T

泰国遭海啸侵袭地区继续努力重建家园

Struggle Continues for Thais in Tsunami-Hit Regions 泰国遭海啸侵袭地区继续努力重建家园 Almost three months after the Indian Ocean tsunami crashed into the shores of Southern Thailand,

首尔就海岸警卫船沉没向北京抗议

SEOUL, South Korea Seoul officials said Monday theyve lodged a formal complaint with Beijing accusing Chinese fishing boats of ramming and sinking a South Korean coast guard vessel. 韩国首尔首尔官员周一表示,他们已经向北京提出正式

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-06-20 Crocodile Attacks Increase

AS IT IS 2013-06-20 Crocodile Attacks Increase Crocodile feeds at Darwin's Crocodile Farm in Australia. Hello. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. On todays program, we hear about some children who are learning not only reading, writing, and arithmetic, but

VOA常速英语2015--用国际协议限制非法捕捞活动

用国际协议限制非法捕捞活动 Its estimated that illicit fishing accounts for up 26 million tons of seafood a year and costs the global economy as much as 26 billion dollars annually. An international agreement to help curb the problem is g

美国国家公共电台 NPR Would You Eat This Fish? A Shark Called Dogfish Makes A Tasty Taco

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Over the next few weeks, we're going to meet a series of people who are pursuing the American dream through the most basic part of life, food. Today we're going to meet a fisherman in Massachusetts, a place where people once made a

2006年VOA标准英语-Shooting of Japanese Fisherman Triggers Dispute

By Steve Herman Tokyo 16 August 2006 Japanese FM Taro Aso, left, shakes hanads with Acting Ambassador of Russia Mikhail Y. Galuzin prior to their meeting at his office in Tokyo Wednesday, August 16, 2006 In the first such incident in half a century,

【跟着英剧练发音】South Pacific S01E06 - C

文本： There are 150 tonnes of fish in this one haul. It used to take a fishing vessel one whole year to catch this many fish. These are mostly yellow fin tuna, plus some skip jack. As they're slower breeders than skip jack, many yellow fin are ca

【跟着英剧练发音】South Pacific S01E06 - D

文本： The fish are scooped up from the water, a tonne or two at a time. Every last fish from this school of 7,000 yellow fin and skip jack tuna is plucked from the water. With fishing techniques now so efficient, and with ever more vessels plying

【跟着英剧练发音】South Pacific S01E06-E

文本： After our cameraman left the Esperanza, Greenpeace continued their journey, and captured these images of the world's biggest purse seiner, with a capacity almost four times larger than the New Guinea vessel. It's a Spanish ship fishing for

25 Chinese fishermen detained in Palau arrive home

HAIKOU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-five Chinese fishermen who have been held in Palau since March 31 arrived in south China's Hainan Province via a chartered Hainan Airlines plane on Wednesday. The fishermen, all from the island province of Hainan,

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippines Tuna Industry Short of Fish as Glob

By Douglas Bakshian General Santos City 06 September 2007 Worldwide tuna catches are falling as demand strains the supply. Tuna stocks in the Atlantic and Mediterranean have dropped, in recent years, prompting a cut in catch quotas. Supplies also app

韩国发誓对中国渔船采取更强的武力

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Tuesday it would use greater force including firearms against Chinese boats fishing illegally in its waters and summoned China's ambassador to protest against a clash between a Chinese vessel and a coast guard bo

China to lodge representations to Japan over nationals' detention

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry is contacting the Japanese side to lodge representations over the detention of five Chinese nationals on the Diaoyu Islands, according to an announcement from the ministry on Wednesday. Japan

Chinese boat detained for unauthorized fishing in Japan's waters

TOKYO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese fishing boat was detained by Japanese authorities on Thursday for unauthorized fishing in waters around Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka told Xinhua. The boat, regist

CCTV9英语新闻：Vessel from Sansha completes first patrol of waters

A newly commissioned vessel in China's southernmost city of Sansha has completed its first patrol in waters around the Zhongsha Islands. The law enforcement ship embarked on a 1,200 kilometers trip Sunday and returned Monday afternoon. During its pat

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The authorities in Brussel say a man armed with Kalashnikov has been shot dead during a major security operation linked to last year's attacks in Paris. The main part of the operation, a siege in the suburb of the Belgium capital is over. Officers su