The recent spike in coronavirus (Covid-19) infections recorded in and around Samut Sakhon is alarming to the Mekong Migration Network (MMN) on multiple levels. We are particularly concerned about the potential negative impact of Prime Minister, Prayut Cha...

India's Union Minister for Science and Technology, Harshvardhan, on Monday launched the ‘Digital Ocean’ platform of Indian National Centre for Oceanic Information Services (INCOIS) here as a one stop-solution for all data related needs of a wide range...

Hawaii’s beaches are owned by the public, and the government is required to preserve them. So years ago, officials adopted a “no tolerance” policy toward new seawalls, which scientists say are the primary cause of coastal erosion. But over the pa...

Growing interest in farming seaweed commercially as part of the state’s developing ocean economy has prompted a second round of training opportunity for those interested in starting their own seafood farm in Alaska. Alaska Fisheries Development Found...

Canada's first tsunami evacuation tower will be able to better protect Masset village in an earthquake. A high school in Haida Gwaii’s Masset village will soon have an extra defence mechanism to prevent disaster. What will be a first in Canada, B....

The Vessel Modernisation and Capture Mechanisation Programme of the Government of Malaysia offers financing of up to RM5 million to fishermen in zone A and B to upgrade their equipment, nets and boats through the Food Security Fund (DJM) provided under th...

Kerala’s fishing community has requested the Centre to safeguard the interest of the fishing sector while considering the Indian Ports Act Bill 2020 in Parliament. The proposed Bill is aimed at development of ports vis-a- vis international trade and ...

Ice fishing, a tradition at Chagan Lake in northeastern China's Songyuan City, dates back to China's Liao and the Jin dynasties around 1,000 years ago. Fishermen there have passed the tradition down through the generations. Fifty-eight-year-old Zhang ...

A Russian-flagged fishing trawler sank in the northern Barents Sea leaving 17 people missing, Russian news agencies reported on Monday citing emergency services. Five rescue vessels are currently searching for survivors. The missing crew are feared ...

The Russian government will tighten control on the activities of foreigners in the domestic fish sector, paying particular attention to their affiliation with Russian fish producers. That's according to statements made by representatives of Russian regula...