Month: September 2023

Published on 30 September 2023 Author Rebecca Judd was every inch the proud mother on Friday as she spoiled her twin sons Tom and Darcy with a lavish seventh birthday. The AFL WAG, 40, treated her youngest children to a special day of fishing and cricket before taking them out for ice cream.  They finished…

The urgency to improve the living and working conditions of Ghanaian fishermen on fishing vessels abroad has become increasingly evident. Many Ghanaian fishermen face inadequate training, low wages, and harsh working conditions, rendering the profession unappealing.- Advertisement - In response, the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) is collaborating with organizations like the International Labour Organisation (ILO)…

Navigation for News Categories Fishing trawler the Austro Carina ran aground at Red Bluff, on Sunday, off Banks Peninsula, near a penguin habitat Photo: Nathan McKinnon / RNZ The owner of a fuel-laden fishing trawler that is grounded off Banks Peninsula is working on a salvage plan for the stricken boat and has promised to…

An estimated 700 Indigenous Warao people from Venezuela’s Orinoco Delta now live in the Amazon Delta city of Belém in Brazil, having fled there from the economic crisis in their home country.In Belém, the Warao live in poor housing conditions, face problems communicating, and suffer prejudice when searching for jobs; without access to natural resources,…

What makes for a successful climate-resilient fishery, one that sustainably produces resources for human benefit despite increasing climate stressors and human impacts? It’s a question that faces present and future fisheries, their practitioners and fishing communities as the world turns to the ocean to feed its growing population. “For a fishery to be resilient it…

BEIJING warned Manila on Tuesday not to "stir up trouble" after the Philippine Coast Guard said it had removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was allegedly deployed by China to block Filipinos from the traditional fishing ground.Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea has long been a source of tension between the…

Algoma Fish and Game Club invites those 14 and under for a day of activities at Kinsmen Park Pond on Sunday, Oct. 1 The Algoma Fish and Game Club is inviting local kids and their families for a free day of activities at the fourth annual Fall Kids Fishing Day. The non-profit organization will host future outdoor enthusiasts age 14…

Two campers have been fined $619 on the spot and others have been cautioned after breaching a freshwater fishing ban designed to protect the critically endangered Mary River cod.Fishing in south-east Queensland's upper Mary River catchment and adjoining creeks has been prohibited from August 1 to the end of October to safeguard Mary River cod…

The Philippines said Monday it will work to remove a floating barrier that China placed to prevent Filipino fishing vessels from accessing a disputed South China Sea lagoon."The placement by the People's Republic of China of a barrier violates the traditional fishing rights of our fishermen," Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano said in a…

National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said the move of Beijing to put up a 300-meter floating barrier violates the traditional fishing rights of Filipinos and international law. ...