Studies have shown that lighted nets can reduce bycatch of sea turtles and sharks, but the idea has faced many hurdles to adoption. The batteries are short-lived, expensive to replace and raise ...

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Marine Protection Department has seized abandoned nylon fishing nets on Al Aaliya Island as part of its ongoing efforts to protect fish resources and ...

In Australia's wild northern waters there have been stories of illegal fishermen being taken by crocodiles. But with mass fishing taking place in the Timor and Arafura seas, other dangers lurk. Like ...

While sailing along Greenland’s southern coast, the crew struck an unseen fishing net drifting below the surface — a routine passage suddenly became an urgent effort to free the boat before the ...

Ludvig Ramestam realized something had changed in Ukraine when people on the ground facing the Russian invasion began urgently requesting more fishing nets from his native Sweden. In 2022, the ...

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Leaders from Costa Rica’s tourism and sport fishing industry gathered last week to push for stronger marine policies, pressing presidential hopefuls to commit to sustainability ahead of the 2026 ...

A new harbour-based recycling facility has been set up in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, which the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says is the first in the country. According ...

Despite intensified monitoring to protect mother hilsa during the 22-day fishing ban, illegal fishing continues unabated across the five sanctuaries. Fisheries officials have alleged that some groups ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday morning vowed to take charge of farm-to-market road (FMR) projects, instead of leaving them to the care of the Department of Public ...

Marine rescuers saved the life of a young seal after it became entangled in a discarded fishing net. BDMLR Marine Mammal Medics rescued a young gray seal in west Cornwall, which was entangled in a ...