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Longline fishing 'must not be allowed'
September 24, 2018
Longline fishing 'must not be allowed'
THE Bahamas National Trust is strongly opposed to the introduction of longline fishing within the country's economic exclusive zone - a destructive practice it warned that could change the Bahamian way of life forever...
June 05, 2018
Conservationists alarmed by plans to increase fish harvest in The Bahamas
Conservationists in the Bahamas are pushing back against plans to double Bahamas' seafood exports. Bahamian Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Renward Wells told local media in April he wanted to double Bahamas' fisheries exports to USD 200 million (EUR 171.5 million) from the current figure of around USD 100 million (EUR 86.8 million) annually.
March 02, 2018
Wells: Push is ion to grow country's fisheries/agricultural sectors
Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, the Hon. Renward Wells says he will take advantage of the knowledge-base of CARICOM Institutions such as the Caribbean Agricultural Research Development Institute...
Gray's fishy tales
November 23, 2016
Gray's fishy tales
"By hook or by crook" is an old saying that portends that any means necessary will be deployed to accomplish a certain end.
Dorsett: No need to panic over Chinese proposals
November 09, 2016
Dorsett: No need to panic over Chinese proposals
Amid fears of "heavy Chinese involvement" in local investments, Minister of Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett sought to assure the public that there is "no need to panic", especially concerning the approval for the Bahamas Embassy in China to have discussions with the Chinese government on a $2.1 billion proposal for an agri-fisheries project in Andros.
BNT warns on proposed deal with Chinese
November 07, 2016
BNT warns on proposed deal with Chinese
The Bahamas National Trust issued the following statement yesterday.
November 07, 2016
Support grows for petition against proposed $2.1bn Andros development
SUPPORT is quickly mounting for a petition against the consideration and granting of a $2.1 billion proposal for the development of agriculture and fisheries in Andros that was pitched to the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources by the government's ambassador to China.
November 07, 2016
BNT 'advised against' agriculture and fisheries partnership
THE Bahamas National Trust has spoken out against a $2.1 billion proposed agriculture and fisheries partnership with China, saying it has previously expressed its reservations for such an initiative to government officials.
'Blue economy' worth US407B in the Caribbean
September 16, 2016
'Blue economy' worth US407B in the Caribbean
Caribbean island states and territories generated gross revenues of about US$53 billion directly from the so-called ocean economy in 2012.
New Caribbean fisheries initiative discussed for co-management and socio-economic survey
July 06, 2016
New Caribbean fisheries initiative discussed for co-management and socio-economic survey
Milton Haughton, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), met today at the CRFM?s Secretariat in Belize City with Mr. Masaru Honda, Team Leader of the Japan-funded Caribbean Fisheries Co-management Project (CARIFICO) and Chief Advisor in the Fisheries Department in St. Lucia.
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