November 20, 2012
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Thanks over grouper decision
ENVIRONMENTAL activists yesterday thanked the government for upholding the three-?month protection of the Nassau grouper.
Fishermen to 'make best out of bad' grouper situation
THE losses incurred by Bahamian fishermen as a result of Hurricane Sandy are “no small number”, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) president said yesterday, saying the industry would have to “make the best out of a bad situation” after their pleas for a grouper season extension were rejected.
Bahamas National Trust officials speak out over grouper season extension
BAHAMAS National Trust officials said they are “gravely concerned” that the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources is even considering the possibility of extending the grouper season, citing the damage that such a move could have the fishing stocks for future seasons.
Fishermen make case on grouper extension
THE Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) is calling on the Government to conduct an assessment of the country’s fisheries stock, its president arguing that fishermen who are the “foremost observers of the marine environment” did not believe a three-week extension to the grouper season would negatively impact inventories.
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