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Maiden fishing festival in Nigeria aims to create wealth for …
A sum of N25 million (US$195,442) has been earmarked for the maiden edition of the fishing
festival of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT). About 1,000 fishermen and 5,000
spectators are … 
Pacific Island ministers endorse Multilateral Fisheries Partnership Agreement …
… (MFPA) to negotiate with the European Union (EU) as part of the region's Economic
Partnership Agreement.(EPA) A joint meeting of Pacific ACP Trade and Fisheries Ministers
endorsed in principle the …
Seafood Bank impractical, says Thailand's Fisheries Department
… saying it was ''impractical'' and should be suspended. ''I have no problem
scrapping it. Actually, we knew from the beginning that the project would be fruitless and
would create rifts …
World Fisheries Day being observed on Nov 21
… Rallies, demonstrations and meetings will be held across Pakistan, as in other
parts of the world, to mark the occasion. The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) has planned
a protest march …
Live fishes confiscated from Chinese fishermen back in Philippines sea
… authorities were released back into the sea Friday. Provincial Fishery Officer
Panciano Gianan identified the live fish species as the endangered Napoleon Wrasse or
"mameng," sharks, "maya-maya" and the coral-dwelling …
India, Pakistan to release prisoners, fishermen Dec 25
… whose national status has been confirmed and who have completed their sentences,
by Dec 25 this year. They also reviewed the progress made towards the revision of the 1981
protocol …
Cod crusader wins Fishing News personality award
Former Cod Crusader, Carol Macdonald, has been voted Personality of the Year in the
Fishing News annual awards. Carol, who has been a staunch campaigner for the United States
fishing …
Pacific wildlife 'threatened by sea of plastic', says report
Old toothbrushes, beach toys and used condoms are part of a vast vortex of plastic rubbish
the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, threatening sea …
Plans afoot to expand Jamaica's fisheries industry
With the fisheries industry under severe threat from overfishing, the Government of
Jamaica is exploring ways to increase the prospects for expanding inland fisheries
ventures. Victor Cummings, State Minister with …
Shark population may be depleted in 10 years, say conservationists
If current trends continue, the world's shark population will be depleted in 10 years,
according to experts. About a third of the 450 shark species are threatened with
extinction, or …