Fishing
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Reeling in a Deal to Save the Ocean
The World Trade Organization’s upcoming 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva will test the credibility of that pledge. Project Syndicate AUCKLAND/MADRID/VICTORIA/ANSE…
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Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean
On November 19, 1969, the CSS Hudson slipped through the frigid waters of Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia and out into…
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Fisherman challenge EEZ closure
Local fishermen are pushing back against the looming closure of Cook Inlet’s federal waters to commercial salmon fishing Ashlyn O’Hara…
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‘Foreign fishing vessels barred from fishing in exclusive economic zone’
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi on Friday informed the National Assembly that foreign fishing vessels are not…
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Why Britain and France can’t stop fighting about fish
LONDON — Britain and France are barking at each other over fish again. Cristina Gallardo Politico But why? And who is…
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UK calls in French envoy over ‘threats’ as fishing dispute deepens
The two sides are at loggerheads over licensing rules for EU boats wanting to operate in waters around Britain and the Channel…
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Credit Suisse fined over Mozambique tuna scandal
The bank will also write off $200m of debt “tainted by corruption” that was owed by the African country, the…
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Some people are willing to pay more for sustainable seafood – new research
By 2050, our planet’s human population is likely to reach almost ten billion, an extremely challenging number of people to feed…
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Japan developing AI, satellite-based surveillance system to track foreign ships in its waters
The technology will allow it to better monitor the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands, illegal fishing activity and North Korean ‘sanctions-busting’ vessels.…
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Ecuadorian Navy Monitors Fishing Fleet Approaching Galápagos
In late June and early July, more than 100 Chinese-flagged vessels crossed from the Atlantic to the Pacific to join…
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Five years after South China Sea ruling, China’s presence in Philippines’ waters is only growing
Filipino fisherman Randy Megu has often braved the storms that spring up in the South China Sea, but these days…
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Fishermen deserve say in location of offshore wind farms, argue MEPs
Fishermen must have a say in the location of offshore wind farms, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) said on Wednesday. Barry…
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Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution
Around 269 million people worldwide use drugs each year. Authors The Conversation Often forgotten in this story is a problem…
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King Island lobster fishers fear seismic testing plans could damage the local industry
They lift the boat’s wooden floorboards to reveal a cage hidden below deck. April McLennan ABC News Inside there are…
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‘Dark’ ships off Argentina ring alarms over possible illegal fishing
But there’s a similar scenario playing out off the coast of Argentina: each year, hundreds of foreign-owned vessels are also…
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Hundreds of fishing fleets that go ‘dark’ suspected of illegal hunting, study finds
Giant distant-water fishing fleets, primarily from China, are switching off their tracking beacons to evade detection while they engage in…
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