The Our Ocean Conference generated 287 pledges in bilateral and multilateral agreements between governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, and philanthropic foundations that are valued at more than $10 billion.
Cormorant fishermen use sea cormorants to catch sweetfish on October 9th, 2018, in Gifu, Japan.
Scientists test a non-addictive painkiller, the Trump administration takes another swing at affirmative action, and something fishy's going on off the Normandy coast.
Free-floating fishing nets can kill fish and sailors. On the Great Lakes, anglers and tribes are confronting the problem.
A recent paper found that rich nations are catching the vast majority of fish, even in the waters of lower-income countries, but doubts about the study's conclusions remain.
Vietnam either has to change the way it approaches shrimp farming or face the loss of hundreds of hectares of land.
A new study looks at how the increased storminess of a warming planet will make an already dangerous job even more deadly.
Global Fishing Watch, a non-profit group, is using new technology to fill in a major gap in its monitoring data.
A recent study demonstrates how billions of dollars in government subsidies funds much of the reckless fishing that takes place in international waters.
Warming oceans and rising sea levels are harming fish stocks in the west African country, the effects of which are mostly felt by the region's women.
One case about replacing culverts in Washington state could end up influencing larger decisions about native rights in places like Bears Ears and Standing Rock.
Flares are fired and a flotilla of boats head out of Whitstable Harbour as fishermen take part in a nationwide protest on April 8th, 2018, against the Brexit deal in Whitstable, England.
Commercial fishing for the tiny crustacean has increased in recent years to supply growing demand for nutritional supplements.
Scientists, government officials, and industry representatives from around the world are working to improve sea ice forecasting in the Arctic.
Anti-pipeline activists find themselves in league with the swamp's Cajun crawfishers as they work to thwart projects by the same company that built the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Fishermen row through heavy snowfall as they return to the shores of Lake Ohrid in Pogradec, Albania, on February 27th, 2018.
Due to increasing threats faced by seafood stocks, a few prominent scientists are advocating for the end of seafood consumption.
Experts are hoping that new captive breeding programs, replacing harmful fishing practices, could help prevent future harm to coral reef ecosystems.
A new 16-year ban on commercial fishing will give the world time to develop a sustainable management plan for the region.
Environmental groups are following the movements of fishing vessels and sharks to decrease the unintentional killings of the marine predators by fishnets.
A network of protected and locally managed marine areas that began as a tool to ensure food security could also increase Fiji's resilience in the face of climate change.
Founder Monica Jain sees an unsustainable industry that's ripe for technological disruption.
A collection of East African nations are working together to curb the economically and environmentally harmful practice.
California has seen a record-breaking number of whale entanglements over the last three years. Now, the Center for Biological Diversity is suing the state for failing to protect its endangered species.