The Environment Agency of the United Kingdom has seen an increase in the amount of illegal fishing devices found along East Anglian river banks. In just nine months, from March 2020 to December 2020, 52 illegal fishing traps and nets were retrieved. ...

The bodies of four Tamil Nadu fishermen have been recovered by the Sri Lankan Navy. The Sri Lankan Navy had sunk the boat, alleged other fishermen, however, the Lankan Navy claimed that the boat sank while the fishermen were resisting arrest. That is w...

More than 100 Lao fishermen who were stranded in Malaysia for several months after losing work amid fears over the spread of COVID-19 have returned home, flying on a chartered flight to an airport in Vientiane on Jan. 17, Lao sources said. The 177 fish...

Saudi Arabia released an Egyptian fishing boat it had seized after it illegally entered its territorial waters for fishing, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Thursday. The boat, called Al-Shefaa, had 35 Egyptian fishermen on board when it was seize...

Environmental campaigners have raised concerns that New Zealand appears to be the only country pushing for more of a controversial and destructive fishing practice. The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), made up of 15 go...

The Food Agriculture Organization in collaboration with the European Union on Wednesday launched a three-year project in Somalia to enhance food security by increasing job opportunities in the fisheries and livestock sectors. Livestock and fishing are ...

Framed by rolling hills and farmhouses, the emerald waters of Potpecko lake were once a picturesque fishing spot in western Serbia. But recently, the smell itself was enough to turn away visitors from a reservoir filled with a sprawling mass of trash -...

The aim of this report is to present evidence towards how Information and Communication Technologies for Small-scale Fisheries (ICT4SSF) might enable and support the implementation of the FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale F...

Following the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General said he looks forward to an era of new leadership towards accelerating climate action, with the US back inside the landmark Paris Agreement. Presid...

The single biggest hit to fishermen from the COVID-19 virus is reduced dock prices, according to Alaska and West Coast harvesters, and 98 percent said their businesses have been badly bashed by the pandemic. That’s based on survey results compiled by...