An American chemist says he's found a substance - several, in fact - that can repel some of the most fearsome predators in the ocean. He wants to use his discovery to protect them, and us. Eric Stroud stands on a pier on the island of North Bimini in t...

Scientists have discovered that the gastrointestinal system of fish is much more sensitive to temperature changes than previously thought, a finding they say could help predict which species would survive climate change and which would not. "Our work i...

The Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority is encouraging fishermen to participate in an insurance scheme to provide protection for them. Deputy Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum said it was compulsory for fisher...

Fishermen operating at the Atlantic coastline have expressed concern over floating weeds on the ocean in Akwa Ibom coastline. Fishermen in the area said that the situation was noticed within the past week, adding that the situation posed a great dange...

Uganda Department of Meteorology (UDoM) in partnership with other players has unveiled a Mobile Weather Service that seeks to improve safety of fishermen on Lake Victoria. The project that draws from a combination of mobile technology, weather forecast...

Fisheries authorities in Sri Lanka and India have agreed to solve the issues of fishermen in the Palk Bay region without taking the fishermen through court processes. Sri Lanka is releasing Indian fishermen who have been in Sri Lankan custody for illegal ...

Chilean officials are asking fishermen to help save birds caught in nets after thousands of dead fowl appeared along coastal Chile this week. At least 2,300 dead birds were found along beaches between Cartagena and Playa de Santo Domingo, Chile, said J...

Swimmers have killed about 500 fish in a northern Germany lake, with their urine causing algae that poisons marine life. The mass death in the past two weeks has occurred in Eichbaum lake, in the port city of Hamburg, The Local reported. "Swimmers w...

People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon cancer and, even more, rectal cancer, according to an analysis of 41 studies from around the world. The analysis, which appeared in the American Journal of Medicine, is the latest report that...

In 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, generated the worst tsunami in recorded history. With more than 230,000 people dead and many more hundreds of thousands injured and homeless, this natural phenomenon wreaked...