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Tuna War: Lords say ban on drift net fishing cannot be justified

AN ALL-PARTY Lords committee on drift net fishing has attacked a proposal by the European Commission that the use of the nets be banned by 1997. Saying that there was no justification for a ban, the Lords accused the commission of issuing politically inspired proposals unsupported by scientific

Publication: The Independent - London

FISHING REGULATION PROPOSALS ADDRESS HOOP NETS, FORT PECK RESERVATION BOUNDARY WATERS

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks issued the following news release: The use of hoop nets to catch fish would be prohibited across eastern Montana and fishing limits would be standardized in boundary waters of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation under proposed fishing regulations for the

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Traditional Chinese fishing nets on the verge of disappearance

Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kochi, July 29 -- 'Chinese Fishing Nets', a centuries old unique fishing technique, introduced by Chinese traders in the 14th Century, finds it hard to survive in the coastal town of Kochi. The huge wooden cantilever nets which

Publication: The Hindustan Times

Tanzania Burns Banned Fishing Nets to Protect Lake

Tanzania has destroyed more than 3, 900 banned fishing nets and punished a number of convicts involved in a major crackdown on illegal fishing activities in Lake Victoria, the largest one in Africa. Ten people have been arrested and jailed, 25 others fined and 140 cases are still pending in court,

Publication: Xinhua English Newswire

Qld: Ghost fishing nets killing endangered sea life

00-00-0000 Qld: Ghost fishing nets killing endangered sea life By Jordan Baker TOWNSVILLE, April 24 AAP - Ghost fishing nets were killing endangered turtles and other marine life in Australia's north, conservationists said today. The abandoned fishing nets were probably dumped in the ocean by

Publication: AAP General News (Australia)

Japan Agrees to End the Use of Huge Fishing Nets - New York Times

Bowing to American pressure on a sensitive environmental issue, Japan agreed today to comply with a United Nations moratorium on the use of huge fishing nets in the northern Pacific Ocean that scientists say are responsible for widespread destruction of marine life. The Japanese decision, announced

Publication: The New York Times

Fishing Nets Kill Passengers of Bangladeshi Sunken Launch

Gill fishing nets have prevented many passengers from swimming out of the MV Salahuddin, the ill-fated launch which was caught in a storm last Friday night and sank intothe Meghna. The Daily Star Wednesday quoted divers of the Bangladesh Navy, who took part in the rescue operations, as saying that

Publication: Xinhua News Agency