Vietnam said it again asked China to release 21 of its citizens detained while fishing near the disputed Paracel Islands. Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai met with Chinese Vice Premier Le Keqiang at the Boao Forum for Asia in the southern province...

Pakistan's Marine Fisheries Department has approved mesh size for fish and shrimp catch under the instructions of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), one official told The News on Saturday. After several experiments, the...

U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips and CNOOC Ltd have agreed to jointly pay 305 million yuan ($48 million) in compensation to Chinese fishermen and restore the maritime environment in the Bohai Bay area after a major oil spill there last year, state media r...

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has laid out a plan for managing recreational activity on the Great Barrier Reef as coastal communities continue to expand. GBRMPA Chairman Russell Reichelt said recreation on the Great Barrier Reef...

Saving coral reefs from rising temperatures will require more than fishing bans in protected areas, a new study shows. Special conservation zones known as marine protected areas provide many direct benefits to fisheries and coral reefs. However, such ...

Every morning at 5:30 the two markets fill up. Several dozen wholesale merchants gather around three stalls at each market and purchase fish at a public auction. The sales manager at each stall proudly presents the crates, announces the type of fish they ...

Nine crewmen of the fishing boat Geumyang who died in a collision after finishing a search for missing seamen of the South Korean naval corvette Cheonan two years ago have been designated national heroes who died for just cause. The Health and Welfare ...

The history of Europe's fishing agreements with African and other developing countries has been chequered. In late 2011, there were 9 current and 5 dormant African fish protection acts (FPAs). The first phase ended in 2002 when it was acknowledged that...

There have been reports of apprehension of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan authorities on charges of fishing related violations. According to information available, in 2009, 127 fishermen along with 32 boats were apprehended, in 2010, 34 Indian fis...

Through the reforestation plan, the Ecuadorian shrimp industry managed to recover 1.6 per cent of the total area of the existing mangroves in 1999. According to figures from the latest report of the Centre for Integrated Natural Resource Mapping by Rem...