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A top hotel has boosted the island’s fishing industry with a massive increase in the amount of Bermudian-caught seafood used in its dishes. The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club bought 10,802lbs of seafood from island fishermen last year, up more than 4...

Smaller catches and a tough fishing charter market have made life harder for the industry. John Barnes, a veteran fisherman, said the industry had struggled because of to the effect of now-banned fish pots on stocks and the inconsistent nature of gam...

The apparent illegal capture of at least seven black grouper fish is under investigation by the Government’s fisheries department. A short video clip on social media shows a boat with the protected species, also known as rockfish, lying motionless on...

Ciguatera fish poisoning is on the rise with more than ten cases reported between the end of June and mid-July. A spokesman said the health ministry’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit had received 13 reports between June 29 and July 17 — up from f...

A cap of 450 recreational lobster divers is to be introduced for the 2018-19 season. Walton Brown, the home affairs minister, said the number was cut from 500 last year, when only 412 lobster divers applied. The Department of Environment and Natural ...

Food poisoning caused by fish infected with a toxin is on the rise, an ocean environmentalist warned yesterday. Chris Flook said cases of ciguatera, which is triggered by the consumption of contaminated fish, had increased in Bermuda. He added that...

The public has been asked to blow the whistle on suspicious fishing activity “as soon as they observe it”. A Government spokeswoman has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries had launched an investigation into reports of illegal fishing at prote...

Illegal metal fish traps have been found in a protected area, a top diver revealed yesterday. Chris Gauntlett, owner of Blue Water Divers, said that the baited lines, which indiscriminately kill fish, had also been discovered at Eastern Blue Cut off ...

Major marine predators including groupers and snappers are endangered, a scientist has warned. Thaddeus Murdoch, chief scientist at the Bermuda Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Mapping programme, added that if the problem is not dealt with, it is “highl...

A new study has examined the diet of the invasive lionfish across the Atlantic. Bermudian researcher Corey Eddy, one of the authors of the article, said the research examined what the species had eaten in order to help determine their impact on the e...

Experts say the discovery of a dead shark on a South shore beach this week might indicate commercial longline fishing activity not far from Bermuda’s shores. Video footage of the creature was circulated on social media, including to Choy Aming, of th...

Fishing will be restricted to protect red hinds and black groupers from April 15. Seasonally Protected Areas will be in place until August 15, with an extended area around important black grouper aggregations enforced until December 1. Catch limits f...