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US fishermen rescued in the Bahamas
US fishermen rescued in the Bahamas
THREE US fishermen adrift aboard their disabled vessel for roughly 30 hours have been rescued in the Bahamas.
A Coast Guard helicopter crew picked up the fishermen about 16 miles east of Crooked Island today. The Coast Guard says the men's 34-foot pleasure craft became damaged in bad weather and rough waves during a voyage to Long Island, from Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands...
Fisheries superintendent warns fishermen
Fisheries superintendent warns fishermen
Freeport, Grand Bahama-Fisheries Superintendent Clement Campbell yesterday issued a warning to fishermen to obey the laws of the Fisheries Act, which were created to help sustain the fishing industry a lucrative one for the country.
Foreign Fishermen Fined for Fishing in the Exuma Park
On Monday July 9th, Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain in Court #8, fined five persons from Puerto Rico, $2500 each after they pleaded guilty to fishing in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park (ECLSP). The park is a ?no take? marine protected area...
Two Dominican fishermen arrested by Defence Force
Two Dominican fishermen arrested by Defence Force
TWO Dominican fishermen, caught fishing in Bahamian waters on Wednesday, were arrested by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and are on their way to Nassau...
Letter: Who is handing out work permits for Dominican fishermen
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Good evening Bahamas, along with all the problems we now face in our country we now have Dominican fishermen fishing on Bahamian fishing vessels.
On Sunday morning my sons were out fishing on the Northwest Bank. A dingy pulls up alongside their craft and there were two Dominican divers. With no craft in sight they could hardly speak a word of English they tried to tell m...
Bad weather hinders search for fishermen
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...
Meeting for Hurricane Dorian Affected Fishermen
Meeting for Hurricane Dorian Affected Fishermen
The Department of Marine Resources invites fishermen affected by Hurricane Dorian who are in need of vessel repair to attend a meeting today, January 8, at the C.A. Smith Building in Freeport, Grand Bahama at 6:00 p.m. (Meeting Room No. 3)...
Fishermen Hijacked Helping Haitians
Fishermen Hijacked Helping Haitians
AN Inagua-based fisherman yesterday described the "traumatising" moment that a group of stranded Haitian that he and his two friends were helping allegedly hijacked their boat at knifepoint and forced them to jump overboard to avoid being killed...
34 fishermen deny fishing with prohibited apparatus
34 fishermen deny fishing with prohibited apparatus
MORE than 30 Bahamian fisherman have denied allegations they were caught fishing in the Cay Sal Bank area with prohibited fishing apparatus last month...
Defence Force Marine rescued by fishermen after falling overboard
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) marine has been rescued by fishermen after reportedly falling overboard from HMBS Rolly Gray off New Providence.