WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. State Department on Thursday reaffirmed U.S.

Text of report by Edwin Agola entitled "Magufuli hikes foreign trawler fees" published by Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian website on 20 September The government has increased fishing license fees for foreign vessels.

By Evangeline Majawat KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore's claims of territorial waters and an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Pedra Branca contravene the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) 1982, of which it is a signatory.

By Evangeline Majawat THE Pedra Branca and Middle Rocks decision by the International Court of Justice has thrown the spotlight on previously unknown, and even uncared for, islands, shoals, rocks and other maritime features.

Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) - South Korea and Japan have agreed to reduce the fish catch for next year in each other's exclusive economic zones (EEZs) by 500 tons to 60,000 tons, government officials said on Tuesday.