Year: 2023

Some sea cucumber species appear to be resilient to heavy fishing pressure while others show clear signs of over-exploitation according to a recently published 2021/2022 survey by the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA). According to a press release from the SFA on Tuesday, the survey was completed in October 2022 and about 200 of the original…

Applications are now open for licences to fish for conch. The National Fisheries Authority says the allocation of individual catch quotas for the 2023 conch fishing season will also be shared. The 2023 conch fishing season begins on March 1. The deadline for applications is 4pm on Monday, February 6 for industrial fishers and exporters…

PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the Philippines will file a protest against China over reports that the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) drove away Filipino fishermen off the Ayungin Shoal.Marcos made the remark after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) bared that it is investigating an incident involving a CCG vessel that allegedly shooed away a…

Dan Hooker has a strategy when identifying potential opponents for an upcoming fight: how high up the rankings can I go? This time around the eleventh-ranked lightweight Hooker has landed on California native Jalin Turner, a fighter currently in the midst of a five-fight win streak at 155-pounds — with each of those coming by…

In January 2019, the Korean-flagged fishing vessel Oyang 77 sailed south toward international waters off Argentina. The vessel had a known history of nefarious activities, including underreporting its catch and illegally dumping low-value fish to make room in its hold for more lucrative catch. At 2 a.m. Jan. 10, the Oyang 77 turned off its…

PETA’s latest clickbait took aim at people who enjoy fishing. What is their fresh angle on angling? PETA won’t be your friend if you like to go fishing.We agree to your terms, PETA.Disclaimer: This editor does enjoy tricking fish, so expect to see this article chummed with plenty of fishing terms.We’re not unique, by the way.…

Peter Blythe started Mineshaft in 1978 in Cooleman Court. For the last 30 years, it's been in the Canberra Centre. Picture by Sitthixay DitthavongMineshaft is no ordinary business and its owner Peter Blythe is no ordinary shopkeeper.I like telling local stories with integrity. My greatest hope is that someone will read my story and turn…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The warming of the waters off the East Coast has come at an invisible, but very steep cost — the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean's food chain.The growing warmth and saltiness of the Gulf of Maine off New England is causing a dramatic decrease…

A new study reveals information about the shifting identities of the global fishing fleet, which can help tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) fishing.The research combines a decade’s worth of satellite vessel tracking data with identification information from more than 40 public registries to generate a first-of-its-kind global assessment of fishing compliance, foreign ownership…