FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - The practice of gill net fishing is of great concern to fishermen in the West End community, who say they have observed a drastic depletion in the volume of marine life in the waters there.

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - The practice of gillnet fishing is of great concern to fishermen in the West End community, who say they have observed a drastic depletion in the volume of marine life in the waters there.

Yesterday The Freeport News spoke with several of them, who appealed to the authorities to ban the practice completely. Bonefishing guide Thomas Rolle, who was born and raised in West End, said over the past few years he has  noticed an increase in the number of fishermen using the gillnets and a corresponding decrease in the numbers of fish present in those waters.

“I know that one time ago there were maybe one or two guys netting but now it’s out of control now. We ha ...

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