The Tanzania government should review taxes on fishing equipment in order to stop operations of illegal fishermen on Lake Victoria, it has been proposed.According to an association for fishermen, poor equipment prompted some of them, especially on the no...

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August) was first proclaimed by the General Assembly in December 1994, to be celebrated every year during the first International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995 – 2004). In 20...

The fishing industry in Hong Kong says the significance of 150 tons of plastic pellets that spilled in the wake of typhoon Vicente two weeks ago, is rapidly waning, now that the fishing ban is just over. And an industry spokesman noted that most retailers...

Sindh Livestock and Fisheries Department has written a letter to European Union (EU) Commission, asking the commission to inspect its fishing fleet that had been modified and upgraded in line with EU specifications. EU banned fish imports from Pakistan in...

Sixty-five Chinese fishermen detained off Russia's Far East region last month returned to China on Wednesday. The Chinese fishermen arrived at Dongning port in China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province in the early afternoon. Two fishing boats from...

Hundreds of small British fishing businesses are facing financial ruin, according to campaigners who are calling for radical reform of European fishing rules. They say their case revolves around one key statistic: that although small fishing boats account...

It has been a rough few decades for endangered yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). The species can only be found along a small portion of the southeastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island, the nearby Auckland Islands, and the isles of Campbe...

Russian authorities said 65 Chinese fishermen detained off Russia's Far East region have been released and are scheduled to leave for home on Aug 8. The captains of each of the four detained vessels are still being held, China News Service reported. ...

Fishermen on Lantau island in Hong Kong on Monday voiced concern over the possibility of huge losses, after tons of plastic pellets were spilled in the wake of typhoon Vicente two weeks ago. The fishermen say wholesalers at Aberdeen stopped taking their f...

Contrary to claims by some fishing vessel agents that the implementation of various reforms by the ministry of fisheries and marine resources to curb illegal fishing is responsible for the shortage of fish in the country, the fisheries minister, Dr. Socco...