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Fisheries association: Charter licensing and permit system a 'free for all'
26 Sep 2025 13:19 GMT
… fishing industry, but impacts the future security of our fisheries … swiftly begin engaging in illegal fishing.
Maillis continued: “ … illegally caught ones. Further amendments have been made to the associated Fisheries … duties on various fishery products like …
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FWC officers tackle illegal fishing in Pensacola amid new boater law changes
26 Sep 2025 02:14 GMT
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says the state is the fishing capitol of the world. Three months ago, he signed the Florida Boater Freedom Act into law.
Under that law, law enforcement cannot board your boat or perform vessel safety …
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WTO fisheries deal suggests multilateralism not yet in full retreat
26 Sep 2025 08:35 GMT
As US President Donald Trump lambasted attendees at the UN General Assembly this week for failing to stop wars and curb illegal immigration, for championing the climate “hoax”, and even for its faulty escalators and teleprompters, his disdain for all …
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Malta proposes lampuki season should start in July to combat illegal fishing
25 Sep 2025 17:36 GMT
… as a means to combat illegal fishing.
In meeting of the council …
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Bahamas faces ‘full-out assault’ on its fisheries
26 Sep 2025 03:25 GMT
… full-out assault” from illegal fishing charters and poachers that … there’s hundreds” of illegal fishing charters operating in The Bahamas … Act for these foreign illegal fishing charters. We are pleased … hard to prove an illegal fishing charter as those involved …
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Minister Dion George on arrests of abalone poachers by DFFE fishery control officers and partner law enforcement officers
25 Sep 2025 21:21 GMT
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has welcomed the swift and coordinated efforts of enforcement officials from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), the South African Police Service (SAPS), …
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Louisiana Intensifies the Fight Against Littering & Illegal Dumping
25 Sep 2025 18:58 GMT
A new state law strengthens penalties and reporting mechanisms on illegal dumping and littering in Louisiana. State Representative John Illg (R-Harahan), authored Act 67 / House Bill 173. The measure gained final approval during the 2025 Louisiana …
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Illegal fishing threat's 'larger than you think'
24 Sep 2025 20:06 GMT
… three decades investigating prohibited fisheries practices, and was part … other countries combat illegal fisheries activities, he argued … connected to the Bahamian fisheries industry. In such … foreign fishing charters operating illegally in Bahamian waters. …
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St. Pete Coast Guard crew interdicts nearly $65 million in illegal narcotics
25 Sep 2025 17:14 GMT
Two interdictions led to more than 10,000 pounds of marijuana and cocaine being seized by a Coast Guard crew.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Coast Guard crew offloaded more than 10,000 pounds of drugs after they intercepted two boats in the Caribbean Sea.
The …
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Roundtable: What next for fisheries subsidies?
25 Sep 2025 15:12 GMT
Countries across the world spend many billions of dollars every year subsidising fishing that is environmentally damaging and unsustainable.
After years of tortuous negotiation under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a global deal to …