Some time has passed since the Mellor Brothers sent to tunaseiners.com  an e-mail requesting assistance to purchase a purse seine fishing vessel for the Bahamas area See article here.

Apparently they succeeded and bought a boat: Pelagic I that we can deduce by the images were acquired in Europe and does not match the type of boat seines used in tropical waters in either the Western or Eastern Pacific.

This project to fish in waters of the Bahamas has not been without difficulties both by the opposition posed by recreational fishermen, and by some media who claim their past links to drug trafficking, an issue that concerns local authorities.

We have sent anonymously comments that indicated this link with the traffic of drugs and the possible use of this type of fishing as a way to mask his activities, which is not in our approach and not us to judge and to be subjected to analysis of the relevant authorities in the Bahamas.

Today was published in the online magazine bahamasweekly.com a communication from the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources which establishes that the use of purse seine fishing will be banned completely to also ensure and maintain the fishery resources to sustainable levels.

We can not fail to mention the great opposition to this venture fishing, which apparently has resulted in an official response from the government of the Bahamas. See below.

Official Statement on Purse Seine Fishing or Net Fishing‏ by The Bahamas Government

By Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources

Purse Seine Fishing or Net Fishing

The Government of The Bahamas is not minded to permit the use of purse seine or net fishing within the waters of The Bahamas.

This method of fishing could result in the possible depletion or signification reduction of the fishing stocks in Bahamian waters. Having regard to the importance of sportfishing to the Tourism Industry, the Government takes the position that purse seine or net fishing will not be permitted in The Bahamas.

Consequently, the necessary amendments to the Fisheries Conservation (Jurisdiction and Conservation) Act and Regulations will be made, in order to maintain a sustainable level of fisheries resources within Bahamian waters. The legislation will prohibit the use of purse seine or net fishing to ensure that all fisheries resources, including migratory fish, are maintained at sustainable levels.

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