BEFORE he escaped, Maung Toe, an immigrant from Myanmar, laboured unpaid for six months on a Thai ship fishing illegally in Indonesian waters.
There had been some concern over the weekend that the South Korean Coast Guard's detention of three crewmen from a Chinese ship fishing illegally in South Korean waters 170 miles south of Seoul might aggravate relations with China, North Korea's most important ally, which has sought to defuse the North-South crisis.
Today, technology and transportation systems have made it possible to ship fish around the world and have it arrive in good condition at a reasonable price, allowing these fish to compete with local varieties.
If you have to ship fish, make sure you add them very slowly to the tank, and use the acclimation process.
Smuggling methods are varied, with drugs being carried in container cargoes, cruise ships, fishing boats, yachts and aircraft.
The trail will also stress the birds' connection to the water, which has historic importance for shipping, fishing and whaling.
The city, in the south-east, has a historic downtown area and waterfront packed with cruise ships, fishing boats and seaplanes.
Instead, dozens of bodies have sprung up to regulate particular activities, such as shipping, fishing and mining, or specific parts of the oceans.
The ports of Larena and Lazi are used for shipping; fishing and farming are the main economic activities, although tourism is growing in importance.
But as melting polar ice has opened up the region to shipping, fishing, oil, gas and mineral extraction and even tourism countries as far away as Singapore are claiming a stake in its ice caps.
Lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and snowmobiles add to the cacophony on land, and the sounds of cargo ships, fishing vessels, military sonar, drilling rigs, and offshore wind farms echo through the oceans.
