Trawlers

The new Senegalese government has initiated a raft of measures to protect its marine resources by issuing fishing permit to a total of 151 vessels, including 132 national and 19 foreign…

The UK fishing industry is considering to hire more overseas workers to fill the existing vacuum in trawler operations. Britain has promised to relax immigration rules for fishing…

The Nigerian Trawlers Owners Association (NITOA) has raised concerns over the frequent clashes between seafarers aboard trawler vessels with local fishermen in some of the communities where…

The Federal Government  on Monday, said it has licensed   a total of 164 fishing vessels that trawls the Nigerian territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Director…

Sea pirates attacks on fishing  trawlers  in Nigerian territorial waters have been said to have drastically reduced due to constant patrol of naval personnel along the coastal A…

The Fisheries Committee for the West and Central Africa (FCWC) has established a Regional Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Center (RMCSC) to help counter illegal fishing in the Gulf of…

A new report by human rights, labour and environmental organisations has exposed the latest attempt by employers to satisfy consumer concerns on the welfare of fishers and seafood workers…