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Robertson Leads Wal-Mart Bass Fishing Open
ROGERS, Ark. (April 15, 2005) – Castrol pro Darrel Robertson of Jay, Okla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 6 ounces Friday to lead the $1.25 million Wal-Mart Open Powered by Tyson on Beaver Lake. The four-day event, which concludes Saturday, began with 200 pros in the hunt [...]

Fishing Sector Crisis
THE Namibian government has agreed to bring partial relief to the embattled and struggling fishing industry in response to urgent appeals made in the aftermath of a serious crisis in the industry.
The relief comes in the form of a five percent reduction in quota fees to be paid for the 2004/5 fishing season [...]

Toy Fishing Poles Recalled Over Lead
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — About 1.5 million toy fishing poles featuring the cartoon characters SpongeBob Squarepants, Dora the Explorer, Tigger and the cast of “Rocket Power” are being recalled because their paint contains lead, the government said Wednesday.
Zebco, a fishing equipment manufacturer based in Tulsa, Okla., is not [...]

Military fires warning shots as fishing boat flees to North
GOSEONG, Gangwon Province - South Korean naval forces fired warning shots at a fishing boat apparently defecting from the South into North Korean waters in the East Sea yesterday.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military requested North Korea to repatriate the 57-year-old fisherman and [...]

Fisheries Minister praises illegal fishing punishment
The Federal Fisheries Minister says jail sentences and fines handed to two illegal fishermen reflect the Government’s view about the seriousness of the offences.
Two men were found guilty in the Northern Territory Supreme Court yesterday of operating a foreign boat for commercial fishing, carrying fishing equipment on a foreign boat, [...]