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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…

SEOUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Nine people were missing on Sunday after a fishing boat capsized off the southwest coast of South Korea, authorities said, with the country's president urging stepped-up search and rescue efforts.The fishing boat overturned just before midnight on Saturday, with three crew members picked up by rescuers, the coast guard said.Video…

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…

Feb. 2, 2023 A 39-year-old man who was reported missing after not returning from kayaking on Tomales Bay was found dead on Wednesday.Photo By Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images A 39-year-old California man who was reported missing after not returning from kayaking on Tomales Bay in Marin County was found dead …

Effective fisheries management, strong regulations, enforcement, and monitoring can help conserve sharks and rays, according to new research.Researchers found that some shark populations in the northwest Atlantic recovered after the U.S. implemented a management plan in 1993, despite ongoing fishing, while populations in areas without sufficient management declined.A previous study found that overfishing threatens one-third…