Paul Maillis, the National Fisheries Association’s (NFA) secretary, told Guardian Business that the charter licensing and permit system is a “free for all”, because there are no limits to entry ...

# The threat posed to The Bahamas by illegal charter fishing is "much larger than people think", a global investigator warned yesterday, "with at least a dozen" other US vessels under suspicion.

# The Bahamas is facing “a full-out assault” from illegal fishing charters and poachers that it must “fight with full force”, the National Fisheries Association’s (NFA) secretary warned yesterday.

A foreign vessel allegedly engaged in illegal charter fishing was seized and three people were arrested as part of an ...