Crisis in the Galapagos: Chinese fishing fleets and COVID-19 threaten a natural wonder. In the waters off Marchena Island is a dive spot known by locals as the “fish arena,” where colorful ...

It’s one of the most remote places on Earth, host to unique and abundant wildlife and perhaps offers the best big-game ...

China Chinese fleet fishing near Galapagos protected waters, allegedly falsifying GPS location The ships reportedly are hunting squid, but some allege illegal shark-hunting ...

The 44-year-old has been fishing in the Galapagos since he was just 13 and now heads one of the area's largest artisanal fishermen's co-ops, known by its Spanish acronym COPROPAG.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Paris, France – From 27-31 August 2016, managers from the 49 marine sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List will convene in the Galapagos Islands to explore solutions to ...

COVID-19 has grounded the Galapagos Islands' surveillance fleet, opening the door to Chinese fishing vessels News Sports Autos Business Michigan Life + Home Entertainment Opinion Obituaries Subscribe ...

A fleet of 300 Chinese ships were caught on a month-long illegal fishing mission off the coast of the Galapagos Islands — threatening rare species in the marine wildlife oasis.

QUITO, Ecuador — Some call it a floating city, a flotilla of 260 mostly Chinese fishing vessels near the Galapagos archipelago that is stirring diplomatic tension and raising worries about the ...

A fishing boat in international waters near the Galapagos Islands, seen from Ecuadorian navy aircraft, August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos Biologists are also worried about overfishing.

Johnson writes for the Associated Press. PUERTO AYORA, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS — Fisherman Luis Enrique Bonilla just wants to make a living. Galapagos Islands conservationists, worried that the marine ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — The teeming waters that surround the famed Galapagos islands support more sharks than anywhere on Earth. Schools of wide-eyed scalloped hammerheads, 40,000-pound ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — The teeming waters that surround the famed Galapagos islands support more shark species than anywhere on Earth. Schools of wide-eyed scalloped hammerheads, 40,000 ...