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Food & Agriculture
South Korea tightens migrant fisher safeguards, but advocates say they fall short
South Korea has recently revamped national guidelines on human trafficking to make it easier for law enforcement officials to spot and stop forced labour and other abuses in the fishing industry.
Oil pollution can travel far beyond its source, exposing marine protected areas to contamination from vessels and offshore operations outside their boundaries.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries published a list of 34 priorities in early September that outline its intention to loosen restrictions on domestic fishing.
A new study in Vietnam found coastal plastic pollution costs small-scale fishers thousands of dollars a year in lost earning potential.
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