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Illustration - Marseille

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13). GERALD PASSEDAT, THE CHEF OF LE PETIT NICE, FISH AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, THE ONLY THREE STARS MICHELIN IN TOWN, IS COOKING MOREN THAN 90 SPECIES OF FISH AND SEAFRUITS BOUGHT TO THE LOCAL FISHERMEN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13). GERALD PASSEDAT, THE CHEF OF LE PETIT NICE, FISH AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, THE ONLY THREE STARS MICHELIN IN TOWN, IS COOKING MOREN THAN 90 SPECIES OF FISH AND SEAFRUITS BOUGHT TO THE LOCAL FISHERMEN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13). GERALD PASSEDAT, THE CHEF OF LE PETIT NICE, FISH AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, THE ONLY THREE STARS MICHELIN IN TOWN, IS COOKING MOREN THAN 90 SPECIES OF FISH AND SEAFRUITS BOUGHT TO THE LOCAL FISHERMEN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13). GERALD PASSEDAT, THE CHEF OF LE PETIT NICE, FISH AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, THE ONLY THREE STARS MICHELIN IN TOWN, IS COOKING MOREN THAN 90 SPECIES OF FISH AND SEAFRUITS BOUGHT TO THE LOCAL FISHERMEN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13). GERALD PASSEDAT, THE CHEF OF LE PETIT NICE, FISH AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, THE ONLY THREE STARS MICHELIN IN TOWN, IS COOKING MOREN THAN 90 SPECIES OF FISH AND SEAFRUITS BOUGHT TO THE LOCAL FISHERMEN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13). GERALD PASSEDAT, THE CHEF OF LE PETIT NICE, FISH AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, THE ONLY THREE STARS MICHELIN IN TOWN, IS COOKING MOREN THAN 90 SPECIES OF FISH AND SEAFRUITS BOUGHT TO THE LOCAL FISHERMEN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHOUSHAN-FISHING SEASON (CN)

(240801) -- ZHOUSHAN, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen prepare for fishing at the Shenjiamen fishing port in Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 31, 2024. Four types of fishing boats with special permission set sail on Thursday after a three-month summer fishing ban in the East China Sea. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHOUSHAN-FISHING SEASON (CN)

(240801) -- ZHOUSHAN, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen prepare for fishing at the Shenjiamen fishing port in Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 31, 2024. Four types of fishing boats with special permission set sail on Thursday after a three-month summer fishing ban in the East China Sea. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHOUSHAN-FISHING SEASON (CN)

(240801) -- ZHOUSHAN, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen prepare for fishing at the Shenjiamen fishing port in Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 31, 2024. Four types of fishing boats with special permission set sail on Thursday after a three-month summer fishing ban in the East China Sea. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHOUSHAN-FISHING SEASON (CN)

(240801) -- ZHOUSHAN, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen prepare for fishing at the Shenjiamen fishing port in Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 31, 2024. Four types of fishing boats with special permission set sail on Thursday after a three-month summer fishing ban in the East China Sea. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHOUSHAN-FISHING SEASON (CN)

(240801) -- ZHOUSHAN, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen prepare for fishing at the Shenjiamen fishing port in Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 31, 2024. Four types of fishing boats with special permission set sail on Thursday after a three-month summer fishing ban in the East China Sea. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Yu)

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Hong Kong celebrates Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade

STORY: Hong Kong celebrates Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): YU LIZHEN, Xinhua correspondent 2 various of the Dragon Boat Water Parade 3 SOUNDBITE (English): SANJAY, Indian expat STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YU LIZHEN, Xinhua correspondent "Here in Hong Kong, we're witnessing a centuries-old tradition come alive -- the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade. This is a unique sacrificial ceremony that takes place during the Dragon Boat Festival, deeply rooted in Hong Kong's cultural heritage. In 2011, this traditional ritual was inscribed on China's third National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Let's take a look." Tai O, a village in the deep south of Lantau Island, hosts one of Hong Kong's most special dragon boat events. During the festival, three fishermen associations paraded statues of deities from local temples on sampans towed by traditional dragon boats, p

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Malta holds 2nd AgriFair

STORY: Malta holds 2nd AgriFair SHOOTING TIME: April 13, 2024 DATELINE: April 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: TA' QALI, Malta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Malta AgriFair STORYLINE: The second edition of Malta AgriFair is held from April 12 to 14 at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Ta' Qali. The event, hosted by the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights (MAFA), features various exhibitors of local products, including farmers, animal breeders, and fishermen, and aims to bring together major stakeholders within the agriculture, fisheries, and food sectors. The first edition took place in May 2022, which welcomed more than 35,000 visitors over the three days and more than 50 exhibitors from the agriculture, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors under one roof of the MFCC. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ta' Qali, Malta. (XHTV)

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River Story | From fishermen to guardians of Yangtze River

STORY: River Story | From fishermen to guardians of Yangtze River SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the patrol team working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman 3. various of the patrolling 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman 5. various of finless porpoises 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman STORYLINE: In 2021, a 10-year fishing ban took effect in the pivotal waters of the Yangtze River to restore biodiversity. Many former fishermen have thus taken on new roles. 43-year-old Zhou Gang is one of them. After retiring from fishing, Zhou joined an assist patrol team in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, to stop illegal fishing on the Yangtze River. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman "I've been a member of the patrol team for three years. We used

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Rare Chinese white dolphins spotted in S. China

STORY: Rare Chinese white dolphins spotted in S. China DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of white dolphins STORYLINE: Three Chinese white dolphins were spotted by fishermen in the waters off Shantou, south China's Guangdong Province. Dubbed the "giant panda in the sea," the Chinese white dolphin is under the national first-class protection in China, with fewer than 5,000 remaining in the country. A team of experts determined that a group of 13 Chinese white dolphins now lives in the waters in eastern Guangdong based on photographs of individuals identified by their dorsal fins. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Fish export ban by Yemeni gov't brings cheap fish in markets but angers fishermen

STORY: Fish export ban by Yemeni gov't brings cheap fish in markets but angers fishermen DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a local market STORYLINE: Since the Yemeni government imposed a ban on fish exports in February, which was aimed at alleviating food shortage and stabilizing local prices, the fish markets across the war-torn country have witnessed a sharp drop in prices and sales boom. However, the well-intentioned measure angered the country's fishermen. Every day, trucks loaded with fresh fish from Yemen's coastal cities arrive at the Al-Belaily fish market in Sanaa, the capital controlled by the Houthi militia. "We used to have fish shipments only three times a week. Now we have them every day from all the Yemeni coasts of Hadramout, Mukalla, Ghaydah, Hodeidah, Midi, and Luhaia," Mohammed Al-Zubaidy, a fishmonger at the market, told Xinhua. "My business has improved. I used to sell 100 kg of fish a day, now I can sell 200

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Sea urchins return to Sea of Japan coastal waters

FUKUI, Japan - A diver is all smiles with a bagful of sea urchins she gathered after three hours of work on Aug. 6, the last day of the urchin-gathering season off the coast of Fukui Prefecture. Fishermen in the area say the volume of sea urchins caught off the Fukui coast have more or less returned to normal 10 years after the Russian oil tanker Nakhodka carrying 20,000 kiloliters of fuel oil broke up in stormy weather in the Sea of Japan and up to 6,200 kiloliters of oil washed up in the coasts of 10 prefectures. At one point, the volume of sea urchins gathered by a local fishermen's cooperative in Fukui dropped to 19 kilograms, compared with an annual average of 300 kg before the spill, fishermen say.

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Fishing ship sinks in Sea of Japan

HAMADA, Japan - A patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard searches for missing fishermen after the No. 1 Gempuku Maru, a fishing vessel, with a crew of 20 men, sank in the morning on Dec. 24, 2014, in a Sea of Japan area off the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan. Two fishermen died and three others remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Fishing ship sinks in Sea of Japan

HAMADA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area in the Sea of Japan off the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan, where the No. 1 Gempuku Maru, a fishing vessel, with a crew of 20 men, sank in the morning on Dec. 24, 2014, with oil coating the sea area. Two fishermen died and three others remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Released N. Korean fishermen at press conference

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Three North Korean fishermen detained by South Korea in the Yellow Sea and later released speak at a press conference in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 29, 2014. They claimed that South Korea pressured them to defect. South Korea denied the claim.

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Sea accident survivor reunited with family

SHIMODA, Japan - Fisherman Takamitsu Nyubara, a survivor of a sea accident, hugs his children in a family reunion in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. Nyubara was among three fishermen who survived for nearly four days in the Pacific in a small pocket of air inside the cabin of their capsized boat, the Kofuku Maru No. 1.

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Sea accident survivor reunited with family

SHIMODA, Japan - Fisherman Takamitsu Nyubara, a survivor of a sea accident, hugs his children in a family reunion in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. Nyubara was among three fishermen who survived for nearly four days in the Pacific in a small pocket of air inside the cabin of their capsized boat, the Kofuku Maru No. 1.

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3 fishermen recount days trapped under capsized boat

SHIMODA, Japan - (From R) Fishermen Moriyoshi Utsunomiya, Masao Hayakawa and Takamitsu Nyubara speak at a press conference in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. The three talked about how they survived for nearly four days in a small pocket of air inside the cabin of their capsized boat.

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3 fishermen recount days trapped under capsized boat

SHIMODA, Japan - (From R) Fishermen Moriyoshi Utsunomiya, Masao Hayakawa and Takamitsu Nyubara speak at a press conference in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. The three talked about how they survived for nearly four days in a small pocket of air inside the cabin of their capsized boat.

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3 fishermen recount days trapped under capsized boat

HACHIJO, Japan - (From L) Fishermen Moriyoshi Utsunomiya, Masao Hayakawa and Takamitsu Nyubara leave a hospital in Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. The three were admitted to the hospital following their rescue after being trapped in a small pocket of air inside the cabin of their capsized boat for nearly four days.

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4 bodies recovered from sunken boat off Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard on April 7 recovered a body from a sunken scallop fishing boat in Mutsu Bay off Aomori Prefecture and another three bodies from the seabed around the vessel. Relatives (two in center) of still missing fishermen are told by a rescuer (L, bottom) that three bodies had been found. Eight crew members aboard the 5.1-ton Nikko Maru went missing on April 5.

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Israeli court convicts seaman over Japanese fishermen's deaths

JERUSALEM, Israel - A court in Haifa, Israel, sentenced Pilastro Zdravko, the Montenegrin second officer of the Israeli container ship Jim Asia, to two and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, on Nov. 12 for causing through negligence the deaths of seven Japanese fishermen in a collision last year with the Japanese fishing boat Shinsei Maru No. 3 off Nemuro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Zdravko was in charge of navigation on the ship in place of the skipper when the collision occurred.

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3 Japanese fishermen on Russian-held Kunashiri Island

TOKYO, Japan - Three Japanese fishermen -- (From L to R) Noboru Sakashita, captain of the fishing boat Kisshin Maru No. 31, Haruki Kamiya and Akiyoshi Kawamura -- are seen detained at a facility on the Russian-held Kunashiri Island. The photo was taken on Aug. 18 by a local newspaper under permission of Russian authorities.

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Russia ready to release all 20 Japanese fishermen

NEMURO, Japan - Russia tells Japan on Sept. 1 it will release all 20 crew members of three Japanese fishing boats seized Aug. 27 near the Russian-held, disputed Habomai group of islets east of Hokkaido, Japan. But it said the captains and the boats will be kept in custody ''for a while'' because of the ongoing investigation. Photo shows the fishing boats being towed on Aug. 28 at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, known as Furukamappu in Japan, on Kunashiri Island, another Russian-held island claimed by Japan.

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Seaweed farming in Japan

Fishermen place nets sown with seaweed seeds at sea in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2022. Seed planting in the Ariake Sea started across three Japanese prefectures the same day.

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-CRAB SEASON

(220917) -- GAZA CITY, Sept. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fishermen remove crabs from the fishing net in Gaza City, on Sept. 17, 2022. The crab fishing season here lasts for three months, from September to November. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-CRAB SEASON

(220917) -- GAZA CITY, Sept. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fishermen remove crabs from the fishing net in Gaza City, on Sept. 17, 2022. The crab fishing season here lasts for three months, from September to November. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from the Tailu fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from the Tailu fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from the Tailu fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from the Tailu fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from the Tailu fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from the Huangqi fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from the Tailu fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from the Huangqi fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from Huangqi and Tailu fishing ports in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats sailing from Huangqi and Tailu fishing ports in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-SEASONAL FISHING BAN-LIFTING (CN)

(220816) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2022 shows fishing boats getting ready for sailing at the Tailu fishing port in Lianjiang County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local fishermen began their fishing work as a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing ban was lifted at some sea areas in Fujian on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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Snowstorm hits Lebanon

STORY: Winter snowstorm hits Lebanon DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: various of the stormSOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMAD MALLI, Fisherman STORYLINE: A snowstorm hit parts of Lebanon over the past few days, hampering economic activity and forcing school closures in some areas of the country. Sea waves in coastal areas reached up to three meters, prompting fishermen to take advantage of the stormy weather to catch their daily fish. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMAD MALLI, Fisherman "The weather is stormy, there is a lot of rain, the sea waves are strong, so the weather is suitable for fishing. Fish land at the shore due to the strong waves, which makes it easier for us to catch them." Accompanied by strong winds and rain, the snowstorm shut down roads in parts of Lebanon, prompting the government to use bulldozers to remove snow from the main roads. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beirut. (XHTV)

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Sea urchins return to Sea of Japan coastal waters

FUKUI, Japan - A diver is all smiles with a bagful of sea urchins she gathered after three hours of work on Aug. 6, the last day of the urchin-gathering season off the coast of Fukui Prefecture. Fishermen in the area say the volume of sea urchins caught off the Fukui coast have more or less returned to normal 10 years after the Russian oil tanker Nakhodka carrying 20,000 kiloliters of fuel oil broke up in stormy weather in the Sea of Japan and up to 6,200 kiloliters of oil washed up in the coasts of 10 prefectures. At one point, the volume of sea urchins gathered by a local fishermen's cooperative in Fukui dropped to 19 kilograms, compared with an annual average of 300 kg before the spill, fishermen say. (Kyodo)

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3 Japanese fishermen on Russian-held Kunashiri Island

TOKYO, Japan - Three Japanese fishermen -- (From L to R) Noboru Sakashita, captain of the fishing boat Kisshin Maru No. 31, Haruki Kamiya and Akiyoshi Kawamura -- are seen detained at a facility on the Russian-held Kunashiri Island. The photo was taken on Aug. 18 by a local newspaper under permission of Russian authorities. (Kyodo)

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4 bodies recovered from sunken boat off Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard on April 7 recovered a body from a sunken scallop fishing boat in Mutsu Bay off Aomori Prefecture and another three bodies from the seabed around the vessel. Relatives (two in center) of still missing fishermen are told by a rescuer (L, bottom) that three bodies had been found. Eight crew members aboard the 5.1-ton Nikko Maru went missing on April 5. (Kyodo)

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Israeli court convicts seaman over Japanese fishermen's deaths

JERUSALEM, Israel - A court in Haifa, Israel, sentenced Pilastro Zdravko, the Montenegrin second officer of the Israeli container ship Jim Asia, to two and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, on Nov. 12 for causing through negligence the deaths of seven Japanese fishermen in a collision last year with the Japanese fishing boat Shinsei Maru No. 3 off Nemuro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Zdravko was in charge of navigation on the ship in place of the skipper when the collision occurred. (Kyodo)

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Sea accident survivor reunited with family

SHIMODA, Japan - Fisherman Takamitsu Nyubara, a survivor of a sea accident, hugs his children in a family reunion in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. Nyubara was among three fishermen who survived for nearly four days in the Pacific in a small pocket of air inside the cabin of their capsized boat, the Kofuku Maru No. 1. (Kyodo)

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3 fishermen recount days trapped under capsized boat

SHIMODA, Japan - (From R) Fishermen Moriyoshi Utsunomiya, Masao Hayakawa and Takamitsu Nyubara speak at a press conference in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. The three talked about how they survived for nearly four days in a small pocket of air inside the cabin of their capsized boat. (Kyodo)