Year: 2023

Authorities say repeat offenders will be banned from approaching a vulnerable waterway in Western Australia that has "copped a beating" from illegal fishing. Key points:A vulnerable creek system near Carnarvon is repeatedly targeted by illegal fishersFisheries say bans and gear seizures are among harsher penalties being consideredLocals say fines are failing to deter repeat offendersThe Miaboolya Creek…

By Spooky on December 19th, 2023 Category: Animals A Florida scuba diver claims he has been best friends with a 15-foot-shark named Emma for almost 23 years now, describing her more like a playful dog than an apex predator. Jim Abernethy and Emma first met in 2001 when he removed a fishing hook from her…

A Bukit Batok resident got more than she bargained for while cleaning her frozen squid purchase. Nestled amidst the tentacles, she discovered a surprise – a metal fishing hook.  The customer, who shared her experience on Complaint Singapore Facebook (post now deleted), said she bought the S$6.99 packet from the Sheng Siong outlet at Block…

A 36-year-old fisherman was gunned down by in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, on Saturday. Police reports are that about 6:30pm,  Donovan Collin Taylor was at bar in the Old Harbour Bay fishing village when he was pounced upon by a man armed with a gun.The armed man fired several shots at Taylor, hitting him in…

The Government has allocated $1.442 billion to the agriculture sector in the national budget—an increase of $400 million for financial year 2023/2024.A portion of the funds will be allocated to upgrade Trinidad and Tobago’s fishing industry, Minister of Finance Colm Imbert has said.In his budget presentation, Imbert said the Government plans to upgrade fish landing…

London — Lawyers for Lebanese billionaire Iskandar Safa and his Privinvest group of companies on Friday at the High Court in London argued that Mozambique had conceived the idea of building a tuna fishing fleet long before Privinvest arrived in the country and that it was the then President, Armando Guebuza, who had approached Privinvest…