Our survival depends on the ocean and it is crucial to take steps to save it, conservationist Judy Mann said this week
Starvation caused by overfishing is thought to be a major culprit but investigations are ongoing
Fishers claim they are forced into illegal trawling because subsidies only benefit big vessels
Many may be vanishing before our eyes without anyone paying significant attention
We must act now to secure the world’s oceans as a common good — and prevent catastrophic repercussions, argues Halemariam Desalegn
The causes include commercial fishing near their colonies and a scarcity of sardines and anchovies
Scientists from a number of institutions collaborated to collect data on 17 marine birds and mammals such as penguins, albatrosses, seals and whales in the ocean around Antarctica
Hundreds of local traders gather each morning and afternoon at Senga only to find that fish populations are falling in Lake Malawi
Ghana is facing widespread illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in its coastal waters causing economic hardship in fishing communities
Scientists and campaigners warn that factories in coastal villages are wreaking environmental and economic havoc.
Dozens of foreign trawlers are licensed to fish in Sierra Leonean waters and the aim of the ban was to help replenish species damaged by overfishing
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/ 16 November 2011
An Oceana report says most shark species are heading towards extinction, while many are still being caught and killed.
The season for an ancient and spectacular tuna-fishing technique has begun off Spain’s southwest coast.
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/ 23 February 2011
The world’s coral reefs could be wiped out by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to stop threats posed to the "rainforests of the sea".
International conference to protect endangered species pronounced "disaster" by conservation groups after aggressive lobbying.
Fish stocks around the world are still collapsing but there are encouraging signs of change.