National Geographic announced on Sunday that a fisherman in northern Cambodia caught the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish. Moul Thun, a 42-year-old fisherman from Koh Preah, caught a 661-pound freshwater … Read more
Japan, India, Australia, and the US agreed Tuesday to launch a satellite-based maritime initiative at the Quad Summit in Tokyo to monitor Chinese illegal fishing. “We’re looking at capabilities … Read more
The United States will soon announce plans to improve maritime domain awareness to combat illegal fishing in the Pacific. Deputy Assistant to the President and Indo-Pacific Policy Coordinator Kurt Campbell … Read more
Malaysian and Indonesian authorities have agreed to carry out joint patrols against poaching vessels in waters that connect the two Southeast Asian countries. Malaysian Home Affairs Minister Hamzah Bin Zainudin … Read more
Peruvian fishermen protested outside the country’s main oil refinery in the province of Callao on Tuesday after an oil spill was caused by waves from an eruption of an undersea … Read more
Authorities reported that tons of dead fish have been removed from a reservoir in Ayotlan, Mexico after a suspected tequila waste spill. Orión Flores, Director of Attention to Socio-Environmental Conflicts … Read more
UK Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss has threatened that the United Kingdom will sue France in the EU court in regards to recent escalations on fishing rights. “Otherwise we will use … Read more
Fishers in Sri Lanka have launched urging that the government prohibit Indian trawlers from stealing in the island’s prawn-rich northern waters. Boats carrying opposition legislators traveled 100 km from Mullaittivu … Read more
The Libyan Coast Guard reportedly shot and injured a crew member of an Italian fishing vessel on May 6, Italian media reported. Italian media reported that members of the Libyan … Read more
The UK has sent two Royal Navy boats to Jersey after France threatened to deploy a blockade of the island’s main port over a post-Brexit fishing row. The tensions started … Read more