Michael Ahrendse often starts his day at 3am with a cup of coffee. Less than a couple of hours later, he’s sailing through the waters and darkness of the Agulhas Bank in Struisbaai in South Africa. As a skipper, he needs to be decisive. If they go...

Five Sri Lankan fishermen have been charged with vandalising a tsunami warning buoy just weeks before an earthquake triggered a major alert across the Indian Ocean, police said Tuesday. Parts of the electronic floating device were removed from the buoy's ...

The Gibraltar government has said it is willing to continue dialogue with Spanish fishermen to avert “dangerous and counterproductive” confrontations at sea. It follows the breakdown of talks yesterday between the Chief Technical Officer of the Min...

A Korean fishing boat sank in New Zealand waters nearly two years ago because it was not watertight, an expert witness testified at an inquest today. A Coroner's Court inquest is being held in to the 2010 sinking of the Korean fishing boat Oyang 70 in ...

A report commissioned by the government of India has recommended that 34 dams on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers - the two main tributaries of the Ganga - should not be allowed to come up as they will cause irrevocable harm to biodiversity in Uttarakh...

Fishing for Antarctic Toothfish in the Ross Sea is estimated to earn New Zealand $20 million to $30 million each year. It is a highly controversial fishery and is currently the subject of a debate over marine protection. Environmental groups led by ...

Do whales hear earthquakes long before humans? As tsunami warnings hit the Indonesian and Sri Lankan coasts last week, observers at sea watched as every species of cetacean — from massive blue whales to diminutive spinner dolphins — disappeared within...

Scotland's fishermen landed £500 million worth of fish last year - their most valuable catch in more than a decade. A total of 358,000 tonnes of fish were landed by Scottish vessels in 2011, with the value of the fish 15per cent higher than the previo...

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Monday he won't risk a war with China over a disputed South China Sea shoal where the countries have been locked in a tense naval standoff for a week. Aquino said Manila will assert its sovereignty over Sc...

The Maldives' President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan has said he intends to begin resuming the payment of subsidies to fishermen within days. The President added that he would try to provide fish at better prices by increasing the promotion of pole and line f...