South Korea said on Monday it has won the exclusive right to exploit a deep-sea mine in the Indian Ocean that could produce more than $300 million worth of minerals a year. The 10,000-square kilometre (4,000 sq mile) site contains hydrothermal vents th...

Rescuers in Indonesia say they have led a beached sperm whale back to the sea after hordes of spectators blocked its return for days. Pramudya Harzani from the Jakarta Animal Aid Network said Sunday that dozens of navy divers and volunteers used 10 boa...

An African fisherman and anti-trawling activist says a super trawler that's headed for Australia has been overfishing the waters around Mauritania. The Dutch owned Margiris is being brought to Devonport in Northern Tasmania and will work in a fishery t...

A Taiwanese boat captain who was held captive by Somalian pirates for 18 months returned home late on Tuesday to a warm welcome from his wife, Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel and executives of the company that owned his boat. “Being back home i...

The current European financial turmoil, combined with unpredictable weather, has badly affected fishery exports from Bali during the first half of 2012. I Gusti Ngurah Made Sumantri, head of research and development at the Bali fishery and maritime off...

A judge has ordered a Spanish fishing company, its British subsidiary and the skippers of two boats that were caught fishing illegally in British waters to pay fines and costs totalling a record-breaking £1.6m. The operation was accused of endangering...

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's proposal of setting up of a Global Aquaculture Fund was approved at the 30th session of the FAO Committee in Fisheries (COFI)at FAO Headquarters, Rome from July 9-13,Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mini...

Russian coastguards have seized a Chinese fishing boat and detained crews after opening fire on the vessel on July 16. It has been confirmed that no one on board has died though one Chinese is missing. Illegal cross-border fishing has long been a probl...

In fish-crazed Japan, where eating seafood is a vital part of the nation's culture, conservation groups are working with companies to persuade more Japanese to eat certified, sustainably caught seafood. If they succeed, it could have a significant positiv...

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) Industry Pty Ltd have been working together to trial the use of new devices to enable CMOs to collect data and transfer it instantly to a database on the mainland. It...