Sentences with phrase «illegal fishing with»

The vaquita porpoise lives in the Gulf of California, Mexico, where illegal fishing with gill nets has slashed the population by a total of 90 per cent in the past five years

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At the same time, we're doing enforcement activity in our remote [exclusive economic zones] to make sure that there's not illegal fishing activity taking place, and we were not seeing that activity, but it was peeling off a lot of our resources toward what I would consider a relatively benign threat, and then we're providing other resources to do exercises with the military in the remote parts of the world but with really no strategic outcome that I could discern where the Coast Guard was providing a unique capability.

The NPP candidate said an NPP government would strengthen and enforce the Fisheries Act 2002 (Act 625) and establish a coastal guard unit that would collaborate with the Ghana Navy, to protect the country's territorial waters from illegal fishing practices.

The plan will be implemented in tandem with ongoing efforts to remove the threat of gillnets in the Upper Gulf of California and eliminate illegal fishing.

«Once people started using destructive fishing methods they stuck with what is familiar — even after those methods later became illegal.

Illegal fishing also continues to be a major cause of mortality, with the researchers estimating a minimum of 65,000 turtles taken from Mexico alone since the year 2000.

A 2008 report from NOAA estimated that 90 percent of the aquarium fish imported into the United States were captured with cyanide or other illegal methods.

A surge in illegal totoaba fishing, undermining of compensation schemes and resistance to the use of the smart fishing gear are all contributing to the vaquita's demise and create the need for a fisheries closure with stringent, year - round enforcement.

Fishing at Marina Bay is illegal, yet fishing enthusiasts are still heading down to cast their lines with complete disregard for marine life that are living in close proFishing at Marina Bay is illegal, yet fishing enthusiasts are still heading down to cast their lines with complete disregard for marine life that are living in close profishing enthusiasts are still heading down to cast their lines with complete disregard for marine life that are living in close proximity.

Also, it is totally ILLEGAL with scuba equipment or any type of fishing equipment within Marine Reserves and punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

All other fishing, jetskis and power boats are illegal, although you can scuba dive and free dive with a permit.

In South Carolina it's illegal to go fishing with dynamite.

Generally, traders were aware that totoaba sales are illegal, knew the fish are only found in Mexico and claimed that smuggling the contraband between Hong Kong and mainland China is easy with customs agencies not routinely inspecting fish maw consignments.

In the speech, Maal — who is credited by many environmentalists with trying hard to prevent illegal fishing and other harmful activities — said the endless delays have harmed the environment and economy:

There was a documentary about Japanese shark fishing in the Caribbean and it showed how they were just cutting off the fins and throwing the carcasses into the water right in port with no one stopping them even though it was illegal.

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.

Together with ADESO and with the guidance of her mother, Degan is currently leading a program that restores fisheries in Somalia's coast by training communities in sustainable fishing practices, revitalizing critical habitat such as mangroves and coral reefs, and developing community - led responses to illegal fishing.

Technology giant Google has taken the battle against illegal fishing online, with the company unveiling a tool in Australia on Friday that harnesses satellite data to track thousands of boats in real time.

We also work with governments and partners to protect fragile marine reserves from illegal fishing and shark finning, to enhance public and political will for anti-poaching efforts, and to reduce climate change impacts.

It is illegal for U.S. fishing boats to dock with shark fins on board unless they are attached to the carcass, but fins are imported to the U.S. from countries with less stringent protections.

According to the article, «It is illegal for U.S. fishing boats to dock with shark fins on board unless they are attached to the carcass, but fins are imported to the U.S. from countries with less stringent protections.»

But now that footage from the campaign and TV series is beginning to air, it is clear that Hugh has firmly sided himself with the fishermen — even liberating an over-catch of cod that would be illegal to bring ashore, and distributing it to fish lovers.

Illegal boats were caught with over 350 dead sharks in the Galapagos where shark fishing is banned, and an estimated 2,000 sharks were slaughtered in the Malpelo wildlife sanctuary in Columbian waters.

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.

Daniel Kessler wrote that he was showered with gasoline and held at gunpoint in Costa Rica after making his way onto a tiny fishing vessel and taping the illegal trafficking of shark fins.