There should be a blanket ban on purse seine fishing." In January 2023, the Supreme Court lifted the ban on purse seine fishing nets under certain conditions, allowing fishers to use the nets ...

Virginia needs data to determine how menhaden fishing affects the Chesapeake Bay’s health, the Virginia Saltwater ...

Taking note of opposition in the State’s coastal belt to purse seine net fishing (the large circular net used to catch fish in bulk) by trawlers and mechanised boats, which is harming the ...

On Monday, Collector AP Mahabharathi led a meeting with representatives from Tharangambadi. T Pichai, a representative, argued, "The purse seine fishing nets are a threat to fish resources in the sea.

Discover the incredible fishing techniques used by Japanese fishermen as they deploy huge purse seine nets to catch billions of fish in the open sea. This method involves large fishing boats and ...

As per it, fishing by pair trawling or fishing with purse seine nets by any fishing vessel, craft, whether country craft or mechanised boat, irrespective of their size and power of engine in the ...

Even though fishermen in various parts of the State have been demanding that they be allowed to fish using banned purse seine nets, Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar said it cannot be allowed.

Mumbai, Aug 4 (PTI) Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has assured a delegation of fishermen that criminal cases would be registered against trawlers engaged in illegal 'purse seine net fishing ...

Purse seine nets can stretch from 500 metres up to 1 kilometres and sometimes fishermen attach two or three such nets and cover an area of 3 kilometres, pulling out a large proportion of fish ...

NET Systems recently took over the purse seine net-making division of MARCO Global, a Seattle fishing equipment maker. Two new net lanes — long assembly lines — have begun producing seine nets ...

The department's director, Matthew Sablan, has issued a special permit for fisherman to be able to harvest these fish within the Piti Bomb Holes Marine Preserve and Achang Reef Flat Marine ...