Month: January 2023

Traditional owners in the Torres Strait have taken aim at border protection and fisheries authorities for what they say is a "lax attitude" to incursions by illegal fishing boats.Key points:Australian Border Force says it actively responds to reports of illegal fishing vesselsTraditional owners say illegal fishing is a major threat to the livelihood of Torres Strait IslandersThey believe…

The European Union plans to ban bottom-trawling in marine protected areas by 2030 but the fishing industry is resisting the measures EU countries will be required to reduce the harmful impacts of fishing on sensitive species and their habitats, under a draft EU biodiversity plan seen by Euractiv. The “EU Action Plan to protect and…

For over a decade, researchers have been studying the fishing practices of two top predators in Brazil– humans and dolphins. The two mammals work together while fishing, when the dolphins herd schools of fish towards the coast and increase the fish that are available for the net-casting fishers. The practice appears to actually be beneficial…

A recent study published in the journal Environmental Pollution found plastics in the scat of fishing cats dwelling in urban areas near Colombo, Sri Lanka.Different sizes of plastics, from micro to macro, were found in some samples, and were believed to have been ingested by the cats via their prey.Potential health effects on the vulnerable…

According to fishermen at Tem Canoe Beach, the lack of premix fuel for the past six months has resulted to an increase in youth unemployment in Tema Newtown. During a visit, the Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office saw that the canoe beach was much less crowded than it typically is on a fishing day…

A Spanish fishing captain has been returned for trial after he was charged with a total of 12 fishing offences relating to his German registered trawler which was detained by the Irish Naval Service for alleged breaches of EU fishing regulations in Irish waters.Juan Pablo Docal Rubido (55) with an address at Ciudad de Lugo…

Unemployment among the youth of Tema Newtown is soaring due to the unavailability of premix fuel for the past six months, fishers at the Tema Canoe Beach have revealed. The Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office during a tour observed that the usual busyness seen at the canoe beach on a normal fishing day was…

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced this week that “Nimbus,” a 15-year-old male North Atlantic Right Whale, was spotted off the coast of Georgia entangled in a fishing net. A rescue team led by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources was able to remove most of the fishing gear, about 375 feet/114 meters…

Some sea cucumber species appear to be resilient to heavy fishing pressure while others show clear signs of over-exploitation according to a recently published 2021/2022 survey by the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA). According to a press release from the SFA on Tuesday, the survey was completed in October 2022 and about 200 of the original…

Applications are now open for licences to fish for conch. The National Fisheries Authority says the allocation of individual catch quotas for the 2023 conch fishing season will also be shared. The 2023 conch fishing season begins on March 1. The deadline for applications is 4pm on Monday, February 6 for industrial fishers and exporters…