멸종위기 바다거북 등 해양생물들 수시로 그물에 걸려 죽거나 다쳐
‘노테이크 존’ 지정해 바다 보호하고 어구실명제·낚시면허제 도입해야
해양환경단체 시셰퍼드 코리아 활동가들이 지난달 21일 강원도 양양군 현남면 남애리 앞바다에서 폐통발 더미 수거 작업을 하고 있다. 조혜정 기자 zesty@hani.co.kr
수심 27m. 인공어초 바로 옆에 거대한 폐통발 더미가 보였다. 7m 남짓으로 그리 좋지 않은 시야(수중 가시거리) 상황에서 대충 봐도, 얽혀 있는 폐통발이 수십개였다. 함께 입수한 이들이 스쿠버다이빙용 칼을 꺼내 폐통발을 얽은 밧줄을 잘라내기 시작했다. 다이빙용 칼은 수중에서 그물, 밧줄, 해초 등에 걸렸을 때 등 비상상황에서 사용하는 장비로 ‘채집용’이 아니다. 폐통발이 한꺼번에 들고 올라갈 수 있는 부피나 무게가 아니어서, 일부는 잘�
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Fisherman Fined K700, 000 for Violating Fishing Regulations The accused has paid half of the money and has been given a period of a month to pay the balance
The Mangochi First Grade Magistrate s Court on Friday, May 21, 2021 ordered a 64-year-old fisherman, Boyidi Mkandawire, to pay a fine of K700,000.00 for fishing in the prohibited area.
The court heard through Mangochi Police Station Prosecution Officer, Assistant Superintendent Davie Banda, that on April 29, 2021, Msaka Fisheries team was patrolling, monitoring and controlling fishing activities along the shallow waters of the Lake Malawi.
According to Assistant Superintendent Banda, what Mkandawire did was contravening Sections 14 (1) and 42 (1) (b) of Fisheries Conservation and Management Act.
First Eggs of Royal Turtle Laid in Captivity in Cambodia
Newswise Koh Kong, Cambodia (1 March 2021) –Seventy-one Royal Turtle eggs in five clutches were laid on an artificial sand bank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) early last week. Images obtained from camera traps confirmed that the eggs were laid by five head-started Royal Turtles. This is the first time that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia. Four of the turtles were head-started from wild nests laid in 2006 on the Sre Ambel River, and one was handed over to the KKRCC by people from Koh Kong town in 2017.
2021-03-02 09:05:35 GMT2021-03-02 17:05:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PHNOM PENH, March 2 (Xinhua) Seventy-one rare Royal Turtle eggs in five clutches were laid on an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia s Koh Kong province last week, a conservationist group said on Tuesday.
The Royal Turtle, also known as Southern River Terrapin, is one of the world s 25 most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises, and it is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Critically Endangered.
Images obtained from camera traps confirmed that the eggs were laid by five head-started Royal Turtles, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a press statement, adding that this is the first time that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia.