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Further talks are in the pipeline to “craft a way forward with trust and understanding in mind”

The row between fishermen and the Government over marine conservation plans shows no sign of letting up

Matthew Jones says Bermuda’s commercial fishermen still see a way forward on the BOPP if the Government is willing

The group has attacked the government proposal as a secretive deal with foreign interests that has shut out fishermen’s input

Bermuda’s fishermen are still hopeful of a last chance for talks with the Government to end an impasse over a marine conservation plan that they consider flawed. Allan Bean, president of the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda and chairman of the Commerc...

An overview spanning decades of fishing in Bermuda lends credence to a sweeping marine conservation plan covering Bermuda waters

Dear Sir, The general public is understandably confused about why the island’s fishermen are dissatisfied with their engagement opportunities within the structure of the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme. The Minister says fishermen have been invite...

A fishing industry group has served Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, with a request to discuss “revising the methodology” for a controversial marine conversation plan. The letter from the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda, sent yesterday, sugge...

A government official urged fishermen to “come back to the table” after a major representative group snubbed an offer to join conservation talks. A response to a letter of objection sent out on Thursday by the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda also...

Fishermen have rebuffed an offer to join talks on a conservation plan being drawn up for Bermuda waters and accused government officials of ignoring their views. The Fishermen’s Association Bermuda called for a halt to the drafting of the Bermuda Oce...

In 2019, I wrote an article in RG magazine outlining how the the dramatic rise in the human population was putting severe strain on the global pelagic fishery. Five years later, when you couple this with a local government that has mismanaged our fi...

The team charged with devising a plan to conserve Bermuda’s waters while developing a blue economy is seeking further feedback from the public. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme said there were further opportunities for stakeholders to “make th...