Fishing Boat World Features (Fishing)

From front to back, the Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang, the Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna, and the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, during the multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity alongside Japan and the Philippines in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, February 25, 2026.
Security

OPINION | The US needs its own grey-zone tactics in the South China Sea

William Price
COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]
Shipping

COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Gracious – Twin-rig prawn trawler for operation in North Sea off Scotland
Trawling

AWARDS 2025 | Best Prawn Trawler – Gracious – Macduff Ship Design & Macduff Shipyards

Baird Maritime
The waters off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands are home to more than 30 species of shark.
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

OPINION | We kill cockroaches; why not sharks?

Fred Pawle
Best Medium Trawler/Seiner – Trønderbas
Trawling

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Trawler/Seiner – Tronderbas – Westcon Yards

Baird Maritime
The South African Navy Valour-class frigate SAS Amatola
Naval

OPINION | Good Hope for shipping – none for the South African Navy

Isel van Zyl
Fishing boats, Banten, Indonesia
Aquaculture

FEATURE | How the conflict in Iran is keeping global fishing fleets ashore

Reuters
Best Mussel Harvester – Fruitful Harvest & Fruitful Bough – Mussel harvesting boats to be operated in Scotland’s Shetland Islands
Aquaculture

AWARDS 2025 | Best Mussel Harvester – Fruitful Harvest – Macduff Ship Design

Baird Maritime
A Chinese fishing boat (representative photo only)
Aquaculture

FEATURE | More than just squid? Why China’s fishing fleet is rattling Argentina

Reuters
Best Large Fish Farm Support Vessel – Whekenui
Aquaculture

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Fish Farm Support Vessel – Whekenui – Southern Ocean Solutions

Baird Maritime
Best Large Trawler – Ecofive – Westcon Yards
Trawling

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Trawler – Ecofive – Westcon Yards

Baird Maritime
Best Multi-Purpose Fishing Boat – Kaitiaki
Trawling

AWARDS 2025 | Best Multi-Purpose Fishing Boat – Kaitiaki – Southerly Designs, Tideline Boats & Toura Boat Craft

Baird Maritime
Best Fisheries Research Vessel – Thorunn Thorardottir
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

AWARDS 2025 | Best Fisheries Research Vessel – Thorunn Thordardottir – Armon Shipyard

Baird Maritime
Best Medium Trawler – Hulda Björnsdóttir
Trawling

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Trawler – Hulda Bjornsdottir – Armon Shipyard

Baird Maritime
Two China Coast Guard vessels underway
Security

OPINION | China may yet persuade Southeast Asia to support new maritime order

Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
Best Tuna Pole Vessel – Tightline
Other Fishing

AWARDS 2025 | Best Tuna Pole Vessel – Tightline – Sachal Shipyard

Baird Maritime
Senkaku Islands
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

FEATURE | Fearing China clash, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flashpoint islands

Reuters
A Thai fishing boat
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

OPINION | Thai commercial fishermen push for dedicated marine fisheries department

Wicharn Sirichai-Ekawat
A Chinese fishing boat (representative photo only)
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | Filipino fisher's death a window into industry exploitation

Reuters
About a Girl, About a Pearl
Aquaculture

BOOK REVIEW | About a Girl, About a Pearl

Dr Neil Baird
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