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February 22, 2021
Nearly 30 fishermen arrested

NEARLY 30 fishermen were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force last week.

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May 19, 2015
Bad weather hinders search for fishermen

BAD weather hindered the search for two missing men yesterday after a Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association airplane was forced to return to land...

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August 05, 2021
Fishermen prove they had correct licence

A magistrate yesterday discharged four fishermen who were accused of fishing with prohibited apparatus after they were able to prove they had the appropriate licence to do so.

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June 30, 2021
Fishermen held for violations

ELEVEN fishermen were apprehended for fisheries violations last week by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in the northern Bahamas.

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November 25, 2019
Fishermen upset over poaching fine

Some local fishermen have labelled the punishment of 17 Dominican poachers recently arraigned in court as a "smack in the face", charging that the penalties should have been a reflection of the ongoing poaching crisis in the country. On Tuesday, it was reported that the [...]
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July 29, 2020
Crawfish fishermen relieved new orders permit fishing beyond curfew

Local crawfish fishermen breathed a sigh of relief that the newest emergency orders permit trap setting and lobster fishing beyond the curfew hours under the new COVID-19 lockdown measures. Roger Fox, a fisherman of more than 35 years who lives on Long Island, said he [...]
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December 23, 2020
Bahamian spouses of Dominican fishermen have made their bed, now lie in it

Dear Editor, The discriminatory element within the Free National Movement (FNM) government's Fisheries Bill, 2020 has caused somewhat of a brouhaha within its ranks, with East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest and former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham both expressing opposition to it...

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November 24, 2020
Man killed as fishermen thrown from their boat

A FISHING trip ended yesterday with three men being ejected out of their 40ft Contender after it struck an object - leaving one of them dead.

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December 24, 2018
Cruise ship rescues fishermen who had been adrift for weeks

MIAMI (AP) -- A cruise ship has rescued two Costa Rican fishermen who had been stranded at sea for about three weeks. Royal Caribbean Chief Meteorologist James Van Fleet tweeted that the sailors were saved Friday night between Grand Cayman and Jamaica by the Empress [...]
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July 09, 2020
12 fishermen apprehended

TWELVE fishermen were apprehended in the central Bahamas for fisheries violations on Tuesday by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. While on routine patrol, patrol craft HMBS Lignum Vitae under the command of Senior Lieutenant Ricardo McQuee

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