Three Fishermen Detained for Illegal Drone Fishing in Northern Israel Reserve

Jerusalem, 30 October, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Nature and Parks Authority inspectors detained three fishermen Wednesday in the Rosh Hanikra-Achziv Sea Nature Reserve for using a drone to fish, a method prohibited in protected areas. Marine inspector Ziv Nader said the men used rods with rollers and a drone to catch Atlantic sardines, unaware they were in a nature reserve.

Fishing with drones is permitted only outside reserves under a sport fishing license. The technique can endanger sharks, turtles, and other marine life.

The fishermen expressed regret, and a case has been opened against them for harming protected natural values.