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August 30, 2016
Lobster fishermen praise Defence Force for protection against poachers

INCREASED protection of Bahamian waters from poachers by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) has "played an instrumental role" in helping to make what many fishermen are saying is the best lobster season for 20 years.

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June 16, 2016
Fishermen call for poachers' boats to be sunk immediately

BAHAMAS Commercial Fishers Alliance President Adrian LaRoda yesterday called for Dominican and other poaching vessels to be "immediately sunk" if caught illegally fishing in Bahamian waters.

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May 25, 2016
Dominican fishermen fined 170,000 for poaching

ELEVEN Dominicans were fined a collective $170,500 yesterday in Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to five poaching related charges.

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May 19, 2015
Missing fishermen found safe after being adrift for three days

PATRICIA Rolle said she is "overwhelmed with joy and happiness" that her son and cousin were found alive after being adrift at sea for three days.

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May 18, 2015
Search under way for lost fishermen

A MAJOR search and rescue operation is under way in the Berry Islands to find two fishermen who disappeared in waters off Great Harbour Cay on Saturday...

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May 17, 2015
Two fishermen missing in Berry Islands

A MAJOR search and rescue operation is under way in the Berry Islands to find two fishermen who went missing in waters off Great Harbour Cay on Saturday...

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October 22, 2014
Questions raised over fishermen's marriages

A MAGISTRATE yesterday expressed concern for the "red flags" raised from the marriage certificates and spousal permit applications of four Dominican men seeking bail ahead of a trial for illegal fishing.

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March 13, 2011
Fishermen concerned about future

FREEPORT - Fishermen in Sweeting’s Cay, Grand Bahama say bad weather and low demand for seafood are threatening their livelihoods.
Township chairman Doral Pyfrom described to The Freeport News the plight faced by many of the cay’s residents who have been fishermen for most of their lives.
“This is a fishing village and the men depend on fishing. The weather hasn’t been too ...

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October 03, 2014
Fishermen asked to 'release or return' if catch is carrying research tags

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -- A shortfin mako shark and a blue marlin, both tagged by scientists this spring with expensive satellite tags, found their way onto fishing boats as catches in September. End of tag transmissions and fish migrations, but not end of story.
The loss of tagged fish and the data they were providing is a concern for researchers, who not only lose the animal and important info...

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