Governments meeting at the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice this week in Vienna agreed to a proposal from Norway, to address crimes at sea that impact upon the environment, including fisheries crimes. Illegal fishing u...

Small islands must work harder to avoid being “pushed to one side” in global climate change and sustainable-development negotiations, Marshall Islands fisheries Director Glen Joseph said Wednesday at an agenda-setting meeting for the Small Island Deve...

The cephalopod fleet of the Galician fishing sector is concerned about what seems to be a very likely fishing agreement between Mauritania and China despite not being sure of whether it will fish in North African country’s shores again. Xavier Aboi, ...

Mr Nayon Bilijo, Minister of Fisheries and Aqua-Culture Development has reprimanded local fishermen for using dynamite, poison, mono-filament net and light in fishing. He also accused foreign vessels of resorting to pair trawling and light to fish. ...

Oceans and coasts have always occupied a privileged space in our imagination, cultures, customs, economy and way of life. People have lived along the shore and used marine resources for tens of thousands of years, and are doing so in increasing numbers. C...

The long-awaited compensation for some 750 coastal fishermen here including from Bongawan and Kuala Penyu, affected by the mega Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) project in Kimanis, will be resolved this year. Regional Association Fishermen (PNK) for P...

An estimated 2.34 million people die each year from work-related accidents and diseases. Of these, about 2.02 million die from a wide range of work-related diseases. This is according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) report, “The Preventio...

Wednesday morning April 24, 2013, Israeli Navy boats opened fire at a number of Palestinian fishing boats at the Gaza coast, an issue that forced them back to the shore without being able to fish, the Palestine News Network (PNN) has reported. Eyewitne...

Seven people have been charged with smuggling bladders from an endangered fish in what authorities said Wednesday may be a growing international practice in which the bladders are sold for up to $20,000 each to be used in a highly desired soup. U.S. bo...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no damage was immediately reported. The strong quake hit at 9:14 am (0444 IST today), 31 kms (19 miles) north of Rabaul in th...