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Since the start of the current fishing season, Palestinian fishermen in Gaza have caught 73 giant tuna fish from within the heavily-guarded six nautical mile fishing limit off the Gaza coast, Quds Press reported on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Zionist regime prevents Gazan fishermen from sailing more than six to 12 nautical miles in different parts off the Gazan coasts. The Zionist regime’s navy has also been known to chase fishermen and open fire at them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Coordinator of the Fishermen’s Committee in Gaza Zakaria Baker announced: “Using their simple fishing equipment, Gazan fishermen caught 73 giant tunas in a six-mile zone off the besieged enclave’s coast.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Speaking to Quds Press, he noted: “Tuna fish do not live in the Mediterranean, but pass through it swiftly.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The last fisherman who caught tuna was Adel Abu-Riyala on Wednesday, weighing around 100 kilograms and sold for NIS 2,500 ($735).<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

“This proves that Gazan fishermen are professionals, but they suffer as a result of the Israeli restrictions imposed on them,” Baker explained. According to Baker, there are about 4,000 Gazan fishermen working at sea catering for around 60,000 people.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Zionist regime prevents Gaza from using its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which measures 200 nautical miles (375 kilometres). As a result of the Oslo Accords, Zionist regime agreed to allow Gazan fishermen to sail up to 20 nautical miles, but this agreement never came to pass.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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