"We hope this decision will pave the way for a positive momentum." Government issues 'immediate' ban on controversial fishing ...

Floating macroalgal acts as a raft that provides habitat for a diverse array of juvenile oceanic fish a new study has found. The study conducted in the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area, Western ...

Pelagic fish – species that occupy the water column of the open ocean, neither near the bottom nor near the shore – are more impacted by both human pressure and protection than bottom-dwelling benthic ...

The Alaska Board of Fisheries considered four proposals at its meeting last week that sought to significantly change how trawl fisheries are conducted in state waters. Trawlers have been under ...

Researchers have used the Length-Based Bayesian (LBB) biomass model to assess the sustainability of the fishing sector in Senegal. Their study, published in PLOS ONE, revealed that the model can be ...

This story was originally published by iWatch Africa, and a shorter version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing partnership agreement. An investigation led by Gideon Sarpong ...

New research has pinpointed four high-traffic areas in the Pacific Ocean that should be considered of high priority if conservation efforts focused on large pelagic fishes such as tuna, blue marlin ...

Pelagic Restaurant Group CEO David Westendorf (right) shows off a fresh catch with his father (left). Courtesy Pelagic Restaurant Group. Fresh fish is back at Pelagic Fish Market, formerly Princeton ...

Floating macroalgal acts as a raft that provides habitat for a diverse array of juvenile oceanic fish a new Griffith University-led study has found Floating macroalgal acts as a raft that provides ...