Year: 2023

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. ...

PETERHEAD - In Peterhead, a major port in northeast Scotland and Europe's largest wholesale market for white fish, Brexit was supposed to offer "a sea of opportunity" for locals. Instead they have suffered a wave of complications and added financial costs in recent years, even before the impact of surging inflation. "Careful what you wish…

A Nigerian traditional worshipper has deployed a spiritual approach towards fishing out the purported killers of popular musician, Mohbad.The singer, born Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba died last week Tuesday at the age of 27 and the entire nation has been thrown into mourning.Youths have taken to the streets in Oyo, Ogun, Enugu, Lagos state to demand…