Arrest of Chinese boat captain by Japan stirs old rivalryFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:57AMA long-simmering dispute over a string of islands in the East China Sea heats up after the collision of a Chinese trawler with Japanese patrol ships. Experts say long-term relations between the nations could suffer. The arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain by Japan this week has worsened a historical rift between Tokyo and Beijing over a string of disputed islands in the East China Sea that ...
China Japan territorial spat over a fishing boat flaresFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:29AMEven though China is Japan's largest trading partner, a fishing boat row between China and Japan this week highlights tender relations when it comes to disputed territory.
Lac du Bonnet senior feared drowned in riverFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:29AMAN elderly man from Lac du Bonnet is presumed drowned after witnesses saw him fall into the fast-moving Winnipeg River at about 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Chinese fishing boat captain sent to local police station in OkinawaFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:27AMThe captain of the Chinese trawler which collided with Japanese patrol ships in waters off Diaoyu Islands was brought to a local police station on Ishigaki island in Okinawa Prefecture on Friday.
China FM summons Japanese ambassador over Japan's seizure of Chinese fishing boatFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 7:57AMChinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Friday summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa, and lodged a solemn representation and protest against Japan's illegal seizure of a Chinese fishing boat in waters off the Diaoyu Islands.
ZONE 3: BELMAR TO MANASQUAN INLETFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 7:19AMBob Matthews at Fisherman's Den in Belmar said things are getting better and better. Big albies are in the area and getting close to the beaches. There's also a lot of bait in the surf and the river and anglers fishing a plug with a teaser have a good chance at bass.
China tells Japan to back down in sea disputeThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:40PMBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi demanded on Friday that Japan unconditionally free a Chinese fishing boat captain seized in disputed waters, raising the pitch of Beijing's latest territorial quarrel with Tokyo.
Fishing report for Sept. 10, 2010Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:39PMJoe LaMonica at Big Al's Bait & Tackle in Flagler Beach said whiting, blues, pompano and reds have been caught lately. The reds have been shorter than the 18-inch minimum size limit, he said.
OUTDOORS: Nooksack kings now on tableThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 10:40PMSalmon in many Puget Sound river systems are now fair game for the barbecue. Locally, hatchery fa