A 8.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Sea of Okhotsk from a depth of 601.80 km at 0544 GMT Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter was located 359 km southwest of Esso, a town Russia's Kamchatka Krai. The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami War...

Pakistan today released 45 Indian fishermen from a Karachi prison as a goodwill gesture, officials said. Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso decided last week to release the Indian fishermen who have already served their sentence. ...

The Philippines and Taiwan may soon forge a fisheries agreement that could help resolve the current dispute between the two countries, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said on Thursday. Alcala noted that a technical working group (TWG) consisting o...

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after another earthquake this morning–this one smaller and closer to Tonga, that according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The US Geological Survey reports the 6.5 preliminary magnitude quake occurred at ...

China has asked North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat seized by armed North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the two neighbours. They have been allies for many years, but tension...

Gabon and the European Union (EU) have signed a F FCFA 93 billion fisheries agreement under which seven tuna boats and eight rod-using vessels are allowed to operate in the Gabonese territorial waters with a fixed quantity of 20,000 tons to be fished for ...

A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans two weeks ago have been released, easing the latest irritant in relations between the traditional allies. Yu Xuejun, the owner of the captured boat who was not onboard when it was...

The 29th session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, held in February 2011, approved the development of a new international instrument, in the form of guidelines, on small-scale fisher...

Volunteers are helping the Pangandaran region back on its feet after a tsunami battered the region. They’re reforesting mangrove forests, building coral reefs and spreading climate awareness. Project goal: Reforesting mangrove woods, restoring coral ...

Fisheries production in the sultanate has increased 21 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011, according to H E Dr Hamed Said al Aufi, Undersecretary for Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. “We targeted to increase fisheries production...