Year: 2022

A shopping trolley, a vape and beer bottles. Key points:Volunteers looked in areas not frequented by divers and swimmersOne of the divers says the debris can be fatal for sea lifeDivers found pottery, a vape and a large pole among other thingsThese items weren't found at the local supermarket. They were discovered by a group of avid divers…

Across our global oceans, coastal communities are suffering as populations of sharks, rays, dolphins and other wildlife are decimated by industrial fishing. Huge fishing fleets targeting squid, a species that plays a vital role in the ocean food web, are industrialising international waters.Transshipment between a squid fishing vessel and a reefer in the North Indian…

On 10 December 2021 the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, called environmental activism “apartheid and colonialism of a special type”, in response to local communities’ opposition to seismic surveys. Almost three months later, the Western Cape High Court painted a very different picture in its 1 March 2022 judgment granting an interdict…

Commercial fishers have been reeled in to the latest snapper research as scientists investigate if numbers of the fish have increased since a controversial fishing ban was introduced in 2019. Key points:Commercial fishers are working with scientists to research snapper stocks South Australia has a ban on fishing the species Scientists say it is too early to tell when…

A man in the northeastern province of Buriram is recovering today after his wife reportedly stabbed him in the genitals with a fishing harpoon. Identified only as Boonchoey, 43, the man required 17 stitches after a row gave led to his testicular lancing – at least in his version of events – which he said…

Tobago Newsday Reporter 6 Hrs Ago Fishermen carry a cooler along the steel stairway bridging the damaged Parlatuvier jetty. - DIQE PARLATUVIER will be getting a new fishing depot in 2022. Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary and area representative Farley Augustine made the announcement on Sunday at an All Tobago Fisherfolk Association training…

More than 100 countries recently gathered in France at the Ocean One Summit. The summit aimed to regulate the oceans’ use better to protect the marine environment. Measures and initiatives agreed during the summit include combating plastic pollution to further protect international waters, regulating fishing in the high seas and protecting against unregulated and illegal…

October 29, 2020 February 5, 2022 Just-right conditions off the coast of this Portuguese fishing town have churned out some of the largest waves ever surfed. Big-wave surfers need more than skill, strength, and courage; nature and geography also must cooperate. The waters off Nazaré, Portugal, cooperate in a big way. Just-right conditions there have…

NEW YORK (AP) — An inquiry into possible juror misconduct at British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial will be limited to his answers to two responses on a lengthy questionnaire during jury selection to prevent an “intrusive fishing NEW YORK (AP) — An inquiry into possible juror misconduct at British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex…