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Chinese boat that dumped Indonesian crews at sea was also shark-finning: Reports

Basten Gokkon 13 May 2020

How Indonesia’s omnibus bill may impact fisheries compliance and enforcement (commentary)

Stephanie Juwana 8 May 2020

Indonesia lifts export ban on baby lobsters aimed to protect wild population

Basten Gokkon 8 May 2020

COVID-19 no excuse for dropping guard against illegal fishing, Indonesia says

Basten Gokkon 1 May 2020

No tourism income, but this Philippine community still guards its environment

Keith Anthony Fabro 30 Apr 2020

Only ‘A-list’ of coral reefs found to sustain ecosystems, livelihoods

Basten Gokkon 27 Apr 2020
Fishing boat, Inhambane, Mozambique. Image by Gus McLeod via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

East Africa’s reefs being fished at unsustainable rates, study finds

Jim Tan 5 Mar 2020
Artisanal Indonesian fishermen are expected to benefit from the fisheries bill proposed by the ministry. Image courtesy of Ministry of Marine and Fisheries.

Deregulation bill hurts Indonesia’s fishers, coastal communities, experts say

Basten Gokkon 2 Mar 2020

Coronavirus, trawls take a toll on shrimp fishery in Indonesia’s Jambi

Elviza Diana 25 Feb 2020

Investigation reveals loopholes for illegal shark fin exports from Indonesia

Mongabay.com 12 Feb 2020

Managing fisheries helps stocks recover — most of the time

John Cannon 7 Feb 2020

Illegal industrial fishing hampers small-scale African fisheries

John Cannon 3 Feb 2020

Any illegal fishing going on around here? Ask an albatross

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Jan 2020

Key cetacean site in Philippines sees drop in dolphin, whale sightings

Leilani Chavez 31 Jan 2020
A bucket of fish at a market in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Image by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay

‘Just like terrorists’: Indonesia boosts vigilance for blast fishers

Basten Gokkon 30 Jan 2020

To deter Chinese sea claims, Indonesia puts its fishers on the front line

Basten Gokkon 14 Jan 2020

Deadly conditions for Indonesian migrant crews tied to illegal fishing

Basten Gokkon 6 Jan 2020

Plan to lift baby lobster export ban draws fire in Indonesia

Basten Gokkon 20 Dec 2019

Whitetip sharks declared critically endangered, but gain no protections in Pacific

Monica Evans 13 Dec 2019
Glass eels are a juvenile form of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla), a species that undergoes an incredible 10,000 kilometer (6,200 mile) migration. Photo courtesy of Alessandro Cresci.

Moon and Earth’s magnetic field guide European eels on their epic migration

Amanda Heidt 2 Dec 2019

Indonesia’s new fisheries minister may go easy on trawl nets, poachers’ boats

M Ambari 27 Nov 2019

Nearly extinct vaquita mothers with calves spotted in recent expeditions

Mongabay.com 27 Nov 2019

Can a national management plan halt Madagascar’s shark decline?

Edward Carver 11 Nov 2019

Ban on destructive fishing practice helps species recovery in Indonesian park

Basten Gokkon 4 Nov 2019

’Rampant’ fishing continues as vaquita numbers dwindle

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2019

Indonesia’s ex-fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti leaves big shoes to fill

Basten Gokkon 24 Oct 2019

Global fisheries deprive local communities of key nutrients, study finds

Stephen Leahy 26 Sep 2019

‘No place to hide’ for illegal fishing fleets as surveillance satellites prepare for lift-off

Gavin Haines 30 Aug 2019
Fishers on an artificial reef in Jiquilisco Bay. Image by Max Radwin for Mongabay.

Bringing back the fish: Q&A with a repentant blast fisherman

Maxwell Radwin 15 Jul 2019
Luis Gonzalez Benitez lost an arm while blast fishing and now splits his time between using nets and line fishing on the reef. Image by Max Radwin for Mongabay.

Salvadoran fishermen ditch blast fishing for artificial reefs

Maxwell Radwin 10 Jul 2019
Fishermen arrange their gear in Tombo. Many local artisanal fishermen supported the recent one-month closure of Sierra Leone’s waters to fishing by industrial vessels. Image by Uzman Unis Bah for Mongabay.

Was Sierra Leone’s one-month fishing ban enough to replenish fish stocks?

Uzman Unis Bah 3 Jul 2019

Crackdown after Sri Lanka bombings may help in fight against blast fishing

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Jun 2019

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