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 ...

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 ...

Purse seine nets can be spread over a 3-km radius, which leaves no catch for the small-level local fishermen. Moreover, according to Tandel, such fishing would finish off the marine life 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.

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 ...

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.

Traditionally menhaden have been used to make fish oil, fish meal and fertilizer. The 2005 closure of the last factory in North Carolina, however, did not mean the end of factory harvest for menhaden.

Mumbai: Stock up your fish this Thursday. Fishermen across Mumbai, Thane and Palghar are planning to protest against the use of purse seine nets that threatens to deplete the fish stock as against ...

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 ...

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

If you like fish, you should always keep some canned tuna in the house. It's affordable, a great source of protein and has a ...

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 ...