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Oakdale farmer Ed Biel has “highly commended” Wollondilly Council for supporting local farmers who need financial help protecting their orchards. The council is urging the state and federal governments to continue funding the flying fox netting subsidy scheme. The scheme provided farmers with funding to purchase and install protective netting for their orchards. Bat species, such as the endangered Grey Headed Flying Fox, … Read More

This is always an exciting, anxious time for DNR biologists and technicians at the Spirit Lake Hatchery. It is netting season, and based on Mother Nature, it can be a short, yet intense time, or it can be a long drawn out period of time. Last spring (2016) was a marathon and took nearly 14 days to complete the egg … Read More

A LOCAL and recreational fisherman for 25 years has spotted fishermen netting in small creeks, leaving little for others to catch. Rod photographed two nets which were about 50m long each in “local secret” spot, Moore Park Creek. “This whole system is only about 8km long. “I have heard professional crabbers go in there, which means most of what you … Read More

The West Australian government is in murky waters with the plan to fund personal shark repellents over conventional, proven measures such as drumlines, nets and selective culling. NSW policy makers showed the same reluctance towards invasive, but proven, shark mitigation strategies, before spiralling shark fatalities prompted a landmark $16 million shark strategy underpinned by SMART drumlines and investment in new … Read More

Following the successful launch of its Supra HDPE Netting during the offshore conference in Ensenada, Mexico and its North America presentation during the Seafood Expo in Boston, Fibras Industriales S.A., commercially known as FISA will introduce it’s 3RDgeneration netting to the European market at the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels. FISA will have a stand together with Sea Protein S.A., its sister company dedicated to scallop farming, in Hall 7 Stand 7-1749. Supra … Read More

With an irrigation system and rabbit-proof fencing a great proportion of the vast track of country in Otago Central can be made to flourish as the green bay tree. Ocular demonstration will prove this assertion. At the present time there are large plots of land in the Ida Valley, rabbit netted and irrigated, which in the greenness of their grass … Read More

For 10 years, Glenn Harrison has patrolled the seats overlooking third base as an usher at Sky Sox games. All the while, he’s pleaded with fans to pay attention for their own safety. And all the while, he’s been ignored. One father who failed to listen sat in Harrison’s section with a 1-year-old boy in his lap. “I said, ‘Watch … Read More

STORM LAKE — After six late nights on the lake, the annual Department of Natural Resources walleye netting on Storm Lake wrapped up Tuesday night. Nettings are also done on Rathbun, Clear Lake and in the Iowa Great Lakes. The goal is to collect enough fish to hatch 158 million walleye fry that will supply fish hatcheries and eventually stock … Read More

Last summer, Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis lined a foul ball into the stands and unfortunately struck and injured a young girl. After the game, Galvis pleaded for the Phillies to extend the protective netting further down the first and third base lines. The next day, another fan was struck in nearly the same area and Galvis — in the field … Read More

  Former salmon netting station has gone on the market for £435,000 including 170 acres of coastline The Redcastle Salmon Bothy in Angus, Scotland, was converted into a four-bedroom family home The property features a dining room, kitchen and larder, utility room, bathroom, study and an entrance hall It also lies beneath the 12th Century Red Castle fortress built by … Read More