About 70 percent fishermen in coastal areas of Bangladesh have no work at the moment because of the ongoing 65-day ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal. And due to the lack of income, coupled with the failure to include their names in the government aid...

Four African countries are among nine Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) members that have formed a new working group to explore options for supporting the seafood industry, and the wider marine fisheries and aquaculture industry in and around the Indian...

The United Nations Climate Change’s Momentum for Change initiative has released a new interactive, online report, showcasing shining examples of diverse climate solutions from around the world. The report tells the stories of 15 winners of our 2019 UN G...

Amid reports that fisheries is a key sticking point in the Brexit negotiations, what is the “Norwegian model” we hear the UK calling for? As former fisheries counsellor at the Mission of Norway to the EU in Brussels during negotiations in 1993-94, I c...

A new report from the Center for American Progress shows that fishery managers rarely take necessary measures to protect the very habitat they designate as “essential,” leaving the commercial fishing industry to regulate itself in ways that aren’t w...

The fishing boat flew a Singaporean flag as it sailed toward Batam Island in Indonesia. But when Indonesian Navy officers intercepted the vessel and boarded it in February 2018, they discovered that the boat, and its four-person crew, were actually from T...

The global seafood industry will experience lasting impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced demand and pricing. That is the conclusion of the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report produced every two years by the Food and Agricul...

Thai fisherman Anan Jaitang used to pile tattered nylon fishing nets on the beach after hauls of wriggling crabs tore them beyond repair, but most of the nets wound up in the sea, threatening to entangle turtles and choke coral reefs. Now, Anan and oth...

If you've ever bought supermarket sushi, you may know the taste trauma that hit Kazuhiro Shimura one night. But "disappointing" tuna sparked an idea: he'd develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system to make sure your sashimi is always delicious. Shi...

The United States National Marine Fisheries Service implemented a no-code project management system, allowing any employee to be a project manager, shortly before the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. No-code software lets users tailor an application w...