Fisheries Department Archives

Fisheries department launches competition for fisherman app

Katy TurnerDecember 13, 2018December 13, 2018

By Katy TurnerDecember 13, 2018December 13, 2018051

A competition to create an app which allows professional and amateur fishermen to describe their fishing trips and advertise their catch for sale has been...

Cyprus

Fisheries department calls on public not to harass turtles

Staff ReporterAugust 14, 2018

By Staff ReporterAugust 14, 20180148

The fisheries department on Tuesday pleaded with the public not to harass turtles when they’re diving following a recent incident, they said. The department condemned...

Cyprus

Green party red-faced after dead turtle fiasco (Update)

Annette ChrysostomouAugust 8, 2017August 8, 2017

By Annette ChrysostomouAugust 8, 2017August 8, 20177 145

A Green party announcement condemning the brutal torturing and killing of a sea turtle at a Paphos beach caused confusion on social media on Tuesday,...

Cyprus

Five species of marine mammal spotted around Cyprus – study

Annette ChrysostomouJune 12, 2017June 13, 2017

By Annette ChrysostomouJune 12, 2017June 13, 20174 521

The presence of five different marine mammals, one of them a whale species and four of them types of dolphins around Cyprus’ coasts has...

Cyprus

The clean sea challenge

Annette ChrysostomouJuly 17, 2016July 17, 2016

By Annette ChrysostomouJuly 17, 2016July 17, 20169 71

Cyprus needs to keep its coveted ‘blue flag’ beaches clean, which means keeping a close eye on the waste disposal from boats In order to...

Cyprus

Concerns over lionfish invasion

Annette ChrysostomouJune 30, 2016June 30, 2016

By Annette ChrysostomouJune 30, 2016June 30, 201616 455

THE numbers of invasive toxic lionfish are rapidly increasing off the Cyprus coast, and while the fisheries department does not sound particularly worried, a Limassol...

Cyprus

Fisheries staff allowed back in but rent dispute drags on

Evie AndreouSeptember 23, 2015February 15, 2016

By Evie AndreouSeptember 23, 2015February 15, 2016042

By Evie Andreou The owner of the office building that houses the fisheries department agreed to let the employees back into their offices after a...

Cyprus

Court order to allow fisheries department back in

Evie AndreouSeptember 22, 2015February 15, 2016

By Evie AndreouSeptember 22, 2015February 15, 20169 15

By Evie Andreou The legal service on Tuesday night secured a court order which forbids the owner of the building that houses the Fisheries Department...

Cyprus

Rent dispute sees Fisheries Department locked out

Evie AndreouSeptember 21, 2015February 15, 2016

By Evie AndreouSeptember 21, 2015February 15, 20164 19

By Evie Andreou Fisheries department staff were blocked from entering their office on Monday after its owner placed a padlock on the main entrance due...