Six key breeding areas are to be safeguarded to help save the African penguin, following a landmark court order in South ...

For generations, Louisiana’s menhaden fishing industry has supported small coastal communities and harvested a sustainable ...

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada is witnessing one of its worst fishing crises in recent years, with nearly 80% of about 1,500 ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear fishermen’s plea challenging Tamil Nadu government ban on purse seine fishing. The petitioners said a Central government report had found no fault with this ...

Tunas are caught by purse seine, long-lines, gillnet, pole & line and handline from coastal waters to high seas. Purse seine tuna fishing vessels will target free school swimming tuna or tuna ...

The Senate voted to ban the use of all types of purse seine nets with meshes smaller than 2.5cm for night fishing, prompting the Lower House's fisheries bill to be sent back to MPs for ...

The court has imposed no-fishing zones around the breeding colonies to prevent so-called purse seine fishing vessels, which use large nets, from catching sardines and anchovies for the next 10 years.