Year: 2023

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is recommending to retain the fishing ban in municipalities affected by the Oriental Mindoro oil spill.Based on the bulletin released by the BFAR, fish samples collected and analyzed from the affected areas in the early days of March exhibited low-level contaminants or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which is…

Before dawn on July 22, 2022, Israeli Navy troops stationed in the Mediterranean Sea, around nine nautical miles from the coastline of the Gaza Strip, identified a fishing boat making its way from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula toward the Palestinian enclave run by the Hamas terror group. Once the sun had risen and the boat had…

Fishers and residents on Western Australia's south coast say "no-catch" sanctuary zones flagged for a major new marine park could spell the end to commercial fishing in the area. Key points:The South Coast Marine Park is due to be established in 2024The WA government says the marine park will rival Ningaloo and the Great Barrier ReefEsperance fishing stakeholders say…

This article was originally featured on Undark. Along the eastern coast of North America, North Atlantic right whales and boats navigate the same waters, which can get dicey for both. Fully grown, the whales can top out at more than 50 feet and weigh 140,000 pounds. A midsize, 58-foot-long pleasure yacht weighs about 80,000 pounds…

‘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’…