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Not exact matches
It would be
like an officer approaching a drunken fisherman and saying, «Sir it is
illegal to be intoxicated while
fishing,» and Bubba would say back, «But Offficer, II diddddn't get that little fffffishy drunk...» and that's how these things start.
The natural richness and potential of Oostpunt since 1993 is under huge stress due to natural deterioration, and rampant
illegal practices such as spear
fishing, plundering of baby conch, lobsters and the capture of sea turtles and rays, poaching of goats / sheep and donkeys, while a variety of other criminal activities savagely take place in the area,
like car theft and stripping, the smuggling of drugs and people, trash dumping, etc..
With the limited
fish stocks and the amount of debt fishermen are facing, we have been expecting something
like this to happen for some time now,» said Koryürek, whose Slow Food Istanbul group is part of a committee fighting against
illegal fishing on which Aslan has been active.
An expanding human population, irresponsible tourism, the continuing intrusion of non-native species
like pigs, goats, and poultry, and
illegal fishing activities are all daunting threats to Darwin's hallowed biomes.
So far, it's been easy for
fishing vessels to carry out
illegal fishing activities
like catching more than is regulated,
fishing during off - seasons,
fishing in protected waters or with
illegal methods because it's hard to monitor ships that are far out in the ocean, out of sight.