Bahamas weekly fishing report from Harbourside Marine

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Dominican poachers fined for 3,000 pounds of fish

THE 17 Dominican poachers caught plundering Bahamian waters of nearly 3,000 pounds of fisheries last week were fined for their actions yesterday afternoon. Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt fined the 17 poachers $23,000 in total for raiding the

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Flooding problems at Fishing Hole Road

THE new bridge causeway at Fishing Hole Road in Grand Bahama was opened to motorists last weekend after flooding during spring tide brought traffic to a standstill for several hours on Saturday. Water at Hawksbill Creek overflowed on to the road pre

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UN warns of long road back for fishing sector

THE Bahamas' lobster and fisheries industry - a sector worth $75m - has been severely set back by Hurricane Dorian, and United Nations assessors say it could take two years for Abaco and Grand Bahama to recover. A report by The Food and Agriculture

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Seized Dominican boats to be allocated to Dorian-impacted fishers

Vessels seized from Dominican poachers. FILEThe boats that the government seized from Dominican poachers over the years are being allocated to fishermen from Abaco and Grand Bahama who have been impacted by Hurricane Dorian, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard revealed. Pintard said the majority of the nearly [...]
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10,000 fine for illegally using fishing apparatus

A Bahamian fishing boat captain was fined $10,000 for using illegal fishing apparatus to catch over $20,000 worth of fisheries in the Cay Sal Bank area.Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans fined 26-year-old Jeffrey Jolly for admitting to using an air

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Foreign fishing depleting our resources

Dear Editor,
There has been much conversation and discourse about the fisheries regulations and the recent initiatives by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in the interdiction of Bahamian vessels carrying foreign fishermen.

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Fishers alliance not budging on 'Bahamians only' stance

Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) President Adrian Laroda said yesterday that while he sympathizes with those foreign fishermen living in The Bahamas who did not get their licenses renewed ahead of the crawfish season, the law of The Bahamas is clear that the industry is [...]

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Thelma Mackey's famous boiled fish and stewed fish on offer once again

Those in the know, or who are old enough, remember the former Nassau Stadium for more than the sporting events staged there - it was equally famous for its boiled fish and stewed fish. When the stadium closed, the boiled and stewed fish dishes went [...]
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All-you-can-eat fish fry Ocean Club style at The Golf Clubhouse restaurant

You get to choose your seafood - you have a choice of three from a menu that includes fried or grilled snapper, grouper fingers, beer-battered fish fillet, lemon fried shrimp and cracked conch; and if you don't like fish - island cracked chicken is an [...]
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