BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: PNA seeks tuna certification - Island Business

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: PNA seeks tuna certification
Island Business
... as the high seas pockets closure, controls on Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and the 100% coverage of purse seine fishing vessels with observers. ...

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UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna - The Associated Press

UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna
The Associated Press
They pit the Europeans and Americans against fishing nations in North Africa and Asia — especially Japan, which has already vowed to ignore any bluefin ban. ...

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GB brothers appeal to govt to reconsider net fishing ban - Nassau Guardian


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GB brothers appeal to govt to reconsider net fishing ban
Nassau Guardian
After recent uproar against net fishing, also known as purse seine fishing, the ministry announced that it would not be allowed. ...

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Overfishing, not Pacific ban causing problems - BusinessWorld Online

Overfishing, not Pacific ban causing problems
BusinessWorld Online
GENERAL SANTOS -- An American executive of a local tuna firm claims the two-year purse seine fishing ban in portions of the Pacific Ocean "was not severely ...

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Tuna fishing in The Bahamas - The Freeport News

Tuna fishing in The Bahamas
The Freeport News
... 2010 and I quote "The Government of the Bahamas is not minded to permit the use of purse-seine or net fishing within the waters of The Bahamas. ...

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Tuna fishing: The fairest catch - Telegraph.co.uk


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Tuna fishing: The fairest catch
Telegraph.co.uk
'It can take up to three hours to draw in a purse seine net,' says Cesar Basalo, who audits the quality of fish for Nesi. 'The fishing boats pull the net ...

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8 Pacific states seeking to increase tuna returns - BusinessWeek

8 Pacific states seeking to increase tuna returns
BusinessWeek
The Pacific leaders said they would increase fishing fees by requiring purse seine vessels -- which function as huge tuna shovels by using nets to catch the ...
PNA meeting opens in PalauSolomon Star

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A big win for Bahamas yellowfin - Sport Fishing

A big win for Bahamas yellowfin
Sport Fishing
Read the whole story here: The Billfish Foundation wishes to thank all of you who spoke out against the issuance of a permit for purse seine or net fishing ...
The Billfish Foundation weighs in on BNT's tuna town meetingBahama Islands Info

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