Fishermen say they become frustrated by dolphins' stealing bait or destroying nets. Louis Skrmetta, a ferryboat captain for Ship Island Excursions in Gulfport, said he had heard of fishermen firing guns at dolphins to keep them away.
A9 Vessels Clash in Korean Waters North Korean fishermen fired flares at two approaching South Korean patrol boats before fleeing in their boat after the South Koreans fired nine warning shots, the military command said.
North Korean fishermen fired flares and brandished sticks and knives at two approaching South Korean patrol boats early Sunday before fleeing in their boat after the South Koreans fired nine warning shots, the military command said.
He spent the next six years helping commercial fishermen off Fire Island, where he learned rowing the hard way - taking a dory out from a trawler to make the rounds of traps and nets.
Oilmen are being evacuated because of high concentrations of dangerous chemicals, according to the fishermen, not fire danger.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Six boys were killed on a swimming outing in northern Afghanistan, apparently the victims of fishermen who fired a rocket into a river, according to Afghan officials and relatives of the victims.
Some fires start accidentally, such as that which occurred on Masafuera in 1992 when 70 ha burned (Barria, 1996), apparently caused by a fisherman's cooking fire spreading into the native vegetation [I. Leiva (San Juan Bautista, Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile), pers. comm.].
Israel has violated the cease-fire several times by firing on fishermen and farmers approaching newly relaxed security perimeters, but the agreement has otherwise held.
Tough times recently forced him to beach two of his three canoes and to fire 10 fishermen.
SEOUL, South Korea Southth Korean Coast Guard officials said Friday that they were investigating the deaths of three Chinese fishermen whose boat caught fire during a crackdown on illegal fishing.
