As legally required by the European Union, sustainable fisheries may not extract more fish than can regrow each year. Yet ...

It is a misconception for fishers to feel guilty — thinking they are contributing to overfishing or harming the ecosystem.” The study’s key finding, that the region has a much higher proportion of ...

These shifts can spark new rounds of overfishing as nations rush to exploit unfamiliar resources, setting off fresh chains of ecosystem collapse on a global scale. As fish stocks dwindle ...

The natural gas project, a joint venture between British energy giant BP and U.S.-based Kosmos Energy, started operations on ...

Explore the alarming impact of American overfishing on ocean ecosystems, focusing on the widespread use of giant bottom trawls. These massive fishing nets drag along the sea floor, catching vast ...

For the first time, researchers have mapped the population structure of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the ...

are particularly damaging to marine ecosystems, and more than 90% of Senegal’s industrial fishing fleet are bottom trawlers. The report concludes that overfishing and illegal fishing are ...

Science-based quotas, harmonised regulations, community-led stewardship, and a policy shift that focuses on long-term ...

Each spring small, transparent (and surprisingly cute) baby eels make their way up the Hudson River. Student scientists are ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Overfishing by foreign vessels is decimating fish stocks ... indiscriminately catching young fish and destroying marine ecosystems like seagrass and coral reefs, which are vital ...

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...