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Fishermen reject closed season
Fishermen reject closed season
GRAND Bahama fishermen and vendors yesterday rejected arguments for a closed conch season, telling The Tribune such a move would seriously impact their livelihood...
Fishermen worry that Gillnets endanger fish population
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 pa...
Bail for US fishermen arrested with longline gear off West End
FREEPORT: Four American fishermen arrested in waters off West End were granted $10,000 bail and released following a court arraignment on Grand Bahama.
William Fischer, 53, Robert Kene, 53, Shawn Miskura, 43, and Daniel Dreyfuse, 24, appeared at Freeport Magistrate Court before Magistrate Debbye Ferguson in Court One on Tuesday.
They were charged with possession of longline apparatus on a fi...
Relaunch of Project in West Grand Bahama speaks of Investor's Confidence
Investor confidence is returns to Grand Bahama: in a press conference at the Office of The Prime Minister on Tuesday, Minister of State for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Kwasi Thompson hosted investors Philip Ward and Mike Hayhurst, developers of a series of village-styled...
Transport Minister addresses boating concerns during town hall meeting in Grand Bahama
Minister of Transport and Housing, the Hon. Jobeth Coleby-Davis told boaters of Grand Bahama that the maritime industry in Grand Bahama is of special importance to her ministry.
'Mangrove Mania', taking root and flourishing in Grand Bahama
Wife of Prime Minister Philip Davis and representative of the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Ann Marie Davis is helping to put much-needed focus on the important roles of mangrove ecosystems and why restoring and replenishing the mangroves in and around Grand Bahama is vital for the island’s future.
New Coral Disease Outbreak Hits Grand Bahama
New Coral Disease Outbreak Hits Grand Bahama
Cruise, commercial ships linked to spread... A new, rapidly spreading outbreak of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has quietly infiltrated nearly 40 miles of Grand Bahama’s southern coastline, killing a wide range of coral including some that are already endangered...
Silver Kings spotlights Grand Bahama
Silver Kings spotlights Grand Bahama
Captain Jared Raskob in a recent episode of his saltwater fly fishing program "Silver Kings", declared, "This is as good as it gets; what an incredible day."