Month: February 2023

‘Looming shortage’ of canned sardines still a possibility AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Last December, Francisco Buencamino, executive director of the Canned Sardine Association of the Philippines (CSAP) warned of a “looming shortage” of sardines during the close of the fishing season in the Zamboanga Peninsula, which happens annually from Dec. 1 to Feb. 28 to…

Canadians Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila have been awarded the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for their scientific work to end overfishing. Pauly, an ecologist, and Sumaila, an economist, are longtime colleagues at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The two said they wanted to use…

The inquest into the deaths of a father and son during a fishing trip in June 2020 has heard that the man's other son had tried to save them. 53-year-old Jonathon Christian and his 17-year-old son Jacob had travelled from the Isle of Man to Lough Keel in Donegal, along with 15-year-old Benjamin. A deposition…

The Town of East Fremantle has voted to ban shark fishing from the Swan River foreshore within council boundaries, following the death of 16-year-old Stella Berry in a shark attack earlier this month.Key points:Town of East Fremantle councillors have voted to ban shark fishing from the Swan River foreshore within the town boundaries The move comes after 16-year-old Stella Berry…

Ulleung Island in the East Sea had Korea's highest employment rate again in the second half of last year because practically everyone works in squid fishing. The remote island has held the nominal top spot for nine years. According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday, Ulleung boasted an employment rate of 81.1 percent, down from 85 percent in…

This story was originally published by Honolulu Civil Beat. Top ocean resource officials under Hawaii Governor Josh Green have quietly scrapped the state’s ambitious yet vaguely defined “30×30” marine conservation goal. Hawaii became a national leader in 2016 when then Governor David Ige announced the state’s commitment to effectively manage at least 30 percent of the islands’…

Alligator Pond in Manchester FISHERMEN in Alligator Pond in Manchester have claimed they are being tormented by two plagues, dolphins and red seaweed, which they say are having a negative impact on their business. A team from the Jamaica Observer visited the fishing community on Saturday and fishermen, who had gathered under a tree they…

Back in World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth expansion, professions received significant changes making it easier for players to gather new and current materials while in relevant content zones. Players can now level up their professions using only current expansion materials and recipes. This system continues with Dragonflight, which features introduce a new Fishing category…

Search under way for missing mainland Chinese man; other four crew sent to Princess Margaret Hospital after boat hits trouble in waters south of Tsing Yi...

When Jason Murdoch survived two heart attacks in three days at the age of 42 he decided "life was too short" and it was time to pursue a passion with purpose.The first time he tried pest fish-busting he was hooked."In the space of an hour, I caught seven fish and I just thought, 'how good is…