World News - WOW Gambia

Illegal fishing

Monday, April 13, 2009

Editor, I am a Canadian writer currently researching for an article about illegal fishing in African waters by foreign trawlers. I am aware this...

GAF intensifies effort towards food self-sufficiency As State Guard battalion inaugurates fishing boat

Monday, April 06, 2009

President Jammeh’s call for food self-sufficiency has been gaining momentum from across a wider spectrum of society. The latest group of people...

Climate change hits fishing economies

Saturday, February 07, 2009

Eight countries - four in Africa and four in Asia - have been identified as those most economically vulnerable to the effects of climate change on...

Bakau on illegal fishing campaign

Thursday, February 05, 2009

The people of Bakau last Sunday met to find solutions to the illegal fishing practised by some fishermen in the area. The meeting was held at the...

Rescue the dalasi

Monday, January 12, 2009

Editor, I am a loyal citizen of The Gambia who has the interest of the nation at heart. I am so deeply concerned with our state of affairs. Our...

Re: Senegalese Engineer, drowned at sea in Banjul

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Editor, We were fishing offshore from cape point on Thursday, 18 December, when we saw a body floating in the water. After trying to contact the...

Opportunities in the fisheries sector

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Easy entry, which requires no capital to start operating and no formal qualifications and the fisheries sector, provides opportunities for many of...

US$50 billion lost by marine fishing each year

Friday, October 10, 2008

New World Bank - FAO report reveals “the sunken billions” Economic losses in marine fisheries resulting from poor management, inefficiencies, and...

Line fishers catching fewer ... birds

Monday, September 29, 2008

Seabird safeguards urged for net fisheries too Safeguards introduced in recent years to protect seabirds from longline fishing activities are...

Fishing Technology That’s Letting Turtles Off the Hook

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Alternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a report released by WWF and the...

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