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Ban on makeshift fishing boats in Myanmar

Ban on makeshift fishing boats in Myanmar

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Rohingya fishermen sell fish caught from makeshift rafts made from recycled plastic containers in Maungdaw, western Rakhine state, Myanmar. Their usual, sturdy fishing boats were outlawed three months ago when Myanmar authorities launched a sweeping and violent counter-insurgency campaign in Rakhine state, home to the long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority. The ban on fishing boats — meant to prevent insurgents from entering or leaving the country by sea — is just one small provision in the wider crackdown, in which authorities have been accused of widespread abuses.

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Fishing in New Bedford: 3 centuries and still going strong

Fishing in New Bedford: 3 centuries and still going strong

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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — For three centuries, fishing has been a way of life in New Bedford — and it’s still going strong.

In its heyday in the mid-1800s, the city was the undisputed hub of the global whaling industry. Scholars say more ships sailed out of New Bedford alone than every other American port combined.

Grand homes overlooking the harbor still stand as testimony to the fortunes amassed by the sea captains of yesteryear. Their rooftop widow’s walks underscore the dangers faced in earning that wealth.

Commercial fishing isn’t nearly as lucrative now as it was then, and whales certainly are no longer part of the equation. But it’s still a viable industry, and New Bedford’s piers are alive with the sights, sounds and smells of the trade.

When they’re not hauling in squid, red crabs, herring and halibut, fishermen tinker with the sputtering engines on their trawlers and mend their huge nets — just as their forerunners did.

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India floods, El Salvador Fireball Festival, Van Gogh museum sunflower labyrinth | Sept. 1

India floods, El Salvador Fireball Festival, Van Gogh museum sunflower labyrinth | Sept. 1

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The day in photos around the world.

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August 20 Photo Brief: Sunny at the White House, a shark-within-a-shark, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

August 20 Photo Brief: Sunny at the White House, a shark-within-a-shark, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

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A new puppy at the White House named Sunny, a shark-within-a-shark caught, tourists visit Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial ahead of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom anniversary and more in today’s daily brief.

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Off the hook: Fishing industry in Mogadishu

Off the hook: Fishing industry in Mogadishu

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A look at the fishing community in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, which has been rebounding from instability over the last two decades. The industry there is also finding a place in the international export market. Photos taken by Stuart Price for the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team.

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