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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, ...
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 ...
Tamil Nadu to trial 50 Turtle Excluder Devices on fishing boats to protect sea turtles
Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department trials Turtle Excluder Devices on fishing boats to protect sea turtles, enforcing strict ...
Fishing boat crew not wearing lifejackets during fatal capsizing, investigation finds
The Njord overturned and sank 150 miles north-east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, on March 6, 2022. Eight crew members, ...
The New Indian Express7d
30 trawlers impounded over Olive Ridley deaths, Tamil Nadu government tells NGT
CHENNAI: The state has impounded 30 trawler boats and filed chargesheets against 172 more for violating the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, according to an affidavit submitted by the ...
Terrifying images of fishermen in sea after trawler sinks with 4 dead, 6 missing
A fishing trawler has capsized in the sea off the coast of South Korea in stormy weather today with four dead and six missing ...
Crew members who died off Peterhead coast 'not wearing flotation devices' when boat capsized
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found the UK-registered stern trawler Njord capsized 150 miles north-east of ...
The Hindu6d
A surge of dead sea turtles in the sand
The Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1983, stipulates that trawl boats should operate beyond 5 nautical miles (approximately 9.26 km) from the shore. This zone is reserved for artisanal ...
The Daily Telegraph28d
‘Trawler wars’ as British boat accused of attack on French
Etienne Dachicourt, the co-owner of the French trawler, said the Rose de Cascia first passed over the fishing gear of the English vessel as both boats fished in British waters late at night.
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 ...
Washington Times21d
Authorities ramp up efforts to protect sea turtles as deaths on India’s shores continue to mount
“With increasing fuel costs, we have to spend close to 500,000 rupees ($5,784) every time we send our trawl boats out,” said M.E. Raghupathi, a resident of Chennai who has been in the fishing ...