Year: 2023

DAKAR - People of the continent, it is done, it is settled. Senegal is the King of Jollof Rice. Unesco has settled the long-standing dispute involving Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Cameroon. Senegalese Jollof stood apart from the three other countries, cementing the country’s position as the true originator of the dish. Jollof is believed to have…

Palapas Ventana, the organizers of the 2023 Blue Water World Cup spearfishing tournament this coming July are offering a 10% discount on the entry fee during the month of February. Normally US$1,900 (~€1,771), the entry fee pays for three competition dive days, all accommodations, meals at El Anzuelo and more. This year’s competition is taking…

Iowa: Teen saves man and his dog after vehicle falls into icy lake Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More infoA 17-year-old…

Members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) agreed to reduce the use of drifting fish-aggregating devices (FADs) and to impose three-month closures on the devices, despite opposition from the European Union.The EU dominates Indian Ocean tuna fisheries; its fleet of industrial fishing vessels has long reeled in the lion’s share of tuna, including yellowfin,…

February is the month of love and it’s important that online daters know how to protect themselves in the digital dating space. The article below highlights the following: – How catfishing, sextortion, phishing, and other romance scams are big businesses for fraudsters. – Terror groups have been targeting South Africans to finance their criminal acts…

Paying fishers in Indonesia to not catch sharks and rays could be a cost-effective way of conserving these species, a new study suggests.Interviews with fishers at two sites shows that payments of $71,408-$235,927 per year could protect up to 18,500 hammerheads and 2,140 wedgefish at those sites.Researchers say this money could come from dive tourism…

A humpback whale swims in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia in September 2022. How do we go from protecting eight percent of marine areas to 30 percent in less than 10 years? This question is at the heart of a global forum in Canada this weekend aiming to save marine ecosystems under…

ARVANA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF DOWN 2 FISH CHARTERS, LLCSALT LAKE CITY, UT / ACCESSWIRE / February 3, 2023 / Arvana Inc. (OTC PINK:AVNI) announced today that it has acquired Down 2 Fish Charters, LLC ("Down2Fish"), a Florida based fishing charter business.Down2Fish operates a fishing charter business that offers a range of curated maritime adventures that…

SynopsisChina's extensive use of DWF vessels in the high seas has increasingly become an environmental hazard, especially in the Northern Indian Ocean region, they said.(Representational image) Illegal Chinese fishing fleet evade marine radar by disabling transponders close to EEZ of other countries, to avoid being detected.India is closely monitoring a sudden spurt in China's distant…

No Safe Harbor You’re down on your luck. A fisherman with very little to catch. Now, you’re stepping into a mystery that haunts the collection of islands you inhabit. These are murky waters. Today, Team17 and Black Salt Games are happy to announce the release date for their upcoming fishing adventure, Dredge. Releasing on March…