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Indonesia resumes lobster larvae exports despite sustainability, trade concerns

Basten Gokkon 7 May 2024
Hagar Kudzordi Widow of Samuel Abayateye, looks at photos of her deceased husband, hoping to get answers. Image by Gideon Anku

No answers for Ghanaian fishery observer’s family months after suspected death

Awudu Salami Sulemana Yoda 2 May 2024
Hagar Kudzordi Widow of Samuel Abayateye, looks at photos of her deceased husband, hoping to get answers. Image by Gideon Anku

Who was Samuel Abayateye, the fishery observer missing in Ghana

Awudu Salami Sulemana Yoda, Gideon Anku, Leslie Cauquais, Majid Alidu 1 May 2024
A wall decoration depicting a 'Bagnarota', a historic worker in the fishing sector of Bagnara Calabra.

Fewer fish and more rules lead to illegal catches, Italian fishers say

Alice Pistolesi, Monica Pelliccia 26 Apr 2024
A member of the Ghanaian maritime police observes a vessel suspected of fishing illegally prior to boarding it as part of a U.S.-Ghana combined maritime law enforcement operation in 2014. Image courtesy of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0 Deed).

Fishing by dodgy fleets hurts economies, jobs in developing countries: Report

Mikael Angelo S. Francisco 26 Apr 2024
In Kampong Phluk, a floating village on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake, a fisherman collects his catch.

Report shows dire state of Mekong’s fish — but damage can still be undone

Anton L. Delgado 1 Apr 2024
Trainee Ossam Bassam fishing at sea for the first time.

Lebanese youths take up rods and reels to learn sustainable fishing

Amélie David 27 Mar 2024

In Raja Ampat, pearl farming balances business and ecological sustainability

Basten Gokkon 22 Mar 2024

Madagascar takes key step toward improving transparency of its fisheries

Rivonala Razafison 7 Mar 2024

Indonesia unveils plan to launch a satellite network for maritime monitoring

Basten Gokkon 6 Mar 2024

Son of Cali Cartel leader tied to Colombia-Hong Kong shark fin trafficking

Mongabay Latam, OCCRP and Armando Info 6 Mar 2024

Report: Rising slaughter of small whales and dolphins threatens ocean balance

Elizabeth Fitt 6 Mar 2024

With drop in illegal fishing comes rise in piracy, study in Indonesia finds

Basten Gokkon 22 Feb 2024

No sea change on marine policy from candidates as Indonesia heads to polls

Basten Gokkon 13 Feb 2024

Concern for Mexico’s vaquita as totoaba swim bladder trafficking surges online

Maxwell Radwin 9 Feb 2024
Blacktip sharks.

In East Java, social media push against Indonesia shark & ray trade lacks bite

Asad Asnawi 8 Feb 2024

Indonesia and Spain sign agreement to protect migrant fishing workers

Basten Gokkon 5 Feb 2024

Cambodia sea turtle nests spark hope amid coastal development & species decline

Gerald Flynn 1 Feb 2024
Tuna and bycatch on a purse seiner in East Pacific Ocean.

Critics push for more transparency at RFMOs that govern high seas fishing

Edward Carver 31 Jan 2024

Indonesia invites Turkish investors to develop tuna farms in Papua

Basten Gokkon 30 Jan 2024
An oceanic whitetip shark.

Global shark deaths increasing despite finning bans, study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Jan 2024
A lobster larva. Image by Fathul Rakhman/Mongabay-Indonesia.

Indonesia offers lobster larvae exports to Vietnam in exchange for investment

Basten Gokkon 13 Jan 2024
Bottom trawler Ivan Nores

Spain sanctions fishing vessels for illegally ‘going dark’ near Argentine waters

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Jan 2024

Finance and support are key to fishers adopting eco-friendly gear, study shows

Basten Gokkon 3 Jan 2024
A dugong.

Sumatran dugong hunter struggles to adapt to changing times

Dody Hidayat, Yogi Eka Sahputra 3 Jan 2024

Study: Fishing with pesticides and dynamite puts Ecuadorian Amazon in peril

Mark Hillsdon 2 Jan 2024
A 50m fishing trawler off the coast of Ghana, patches of rust on its blue hull, a small grey inflatable with US and Ghanaian marines coming up astern. Image by Jeff Atherton/US Navy via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Fisheries observer turns up dead in latest incident in Ghana waters

Awudu Salami Sulemana Yoda 28 Dec 2023
A whale shark.

Still on the menu: Shark fin trade in U.S. persists despite ban

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Dec 2023

Peru’s ports allow entry of Chinese ships tied to illegal fishing & forced labor

Michelle Carrere 22 Dec 2023
A school of hammerhead sharks.

‘Shark dust’ helps researchers ID threatened species in Indonesia fish trade

Cassie Freund 19 Dec 2023

Indonesia delays enforcement of widely panned fisheries policy

Basten Gokkon 17 Dec 2023
A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus).

The ex-shark fishermen teaching schoolkids how to protect the environment

Claire Turrell 15 Dec 2023

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