Piles of debris lie where thatched mud huts once stood in the village of Guludo in northern Mozambique. Broken pieces of furniture and muddied books litter the landscape and many like Asma Mushillah, 53, spend their days trying to salvage what they can fr...

The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have made landfall in Mozambique. Current estimates indicate that more than 1,000 people died. This m...

When cyclone Fani - one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent - made landfall on the coast of Odisha this month, in the rubble of destruction that it left behind was the livelihood of an entire fishing community. According to initi...

For many small-scale fishers and coastal indigenous communities, fish means much more than food: their relationship with the sea plays a vital role in maintaining their distinct livelihoods. These communities are facing significant threats from climate...

Protesting fishermen in Ireland will bring their boats to the harbour in Greystones on Saturday afternoon to unload their catch, in deliberate breach of by laws. They are objecting to what they say is Wicklow County Council's refusal to allow commercia...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial meeting held in New Delhi, on 13 and 14 May 2019, to discuss recent developments at the WTO and explore ways for working with all Members to strengthen the multilateral trading system has agreed to consult on...

What started off as a daring venture many years ago to try and earn a decent income for her family has turned into an inspiration for tilapia farmers across the Fiji Islands. Mrs Katarina Baleisuva, who operates Kaybee’s farm on the outskirts of the Cap...

Arul Prakash has been practicing aqua culture at Chidambaram, about 250 km from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, for over a year. However, he had to bear a considerable amount of loss since many of his shrimp died after being infected with disease. “Ide...

Malaysian authorities have detained 29 Vietnamese fishermen and their two vessels for alleged encroachment and illegal fishing in their country’s waters. The men, aged between 20 and 50, were arrested some 80 nautical miles off the northern coastal c...

Kimberly Orren works to spread knowledge of the fishery's place in Newfoundland and Labrador's culture, but says politicians haven't been spreading much of anything about the industry during this ongoing election campaign. Orren, a board member of the ...