Illegal fishing practices causing mass death of olive ridley turtles on Tamil Nadu coast: Experts
Many large-scale fishers hesitate to use turtle excluder devices, arguing that these devices could decrease their catch ...
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Unchecked illegal trawling pushes Indonesia’s small-scale fishers to the brink
At around 5:30 a.m., after the tide starts to recede, Zulkifli Dalimunthe rushes to the shore a stone’s throw from his house, ...
Trawler sank after crew made the largest catch they'd ever seen, report finds
The crew of a trawler which had just made its biggest catch continued to bring more fish on board for processing despite the vessel developing a severe list, a report found.
16 Olive Ridleys freed from trawl net near Ennore
CHENNAI: For the first time since the crisis of mass Olive Ridley turtle deaths broke out, a joint night patrol team on ...
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Artificial reefs in India: A promising solution with potential pitfalls
On one side of the port, large trawlers bring in substantial catches. On the other are moored small fibreglass boats ...
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Fears India’s huge reef rollout could do more harm than good
On one side of the port, large trawlers bring in substantial catches. On the other are moored small fibreglass boats ...
Crew were not wearing life jackets when trawler capsized in fatal sinking off Scotland
A report into the sinking of the Njiord, which claimed the life of experienced deckhand Ronald MacKinnon, 56, shows pictures ...
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Fishing trawler likely behind Hanko's dead fish, fire chief says
The fish had injuries suggesting they may have been crushed in a trawler's net, the local fire chief says. The mass death of small fish that washed up on the shoreline of Hanko this week was likely ...
Safety nets: Can smarter fishing gear protect marine life and keep fishers afloat?
Industrial fisheries unintentionally kill thousands of marine animals every year. Can new technology help solve this problem? #Ocean ...