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Ocean

How the EU stamped down on decades of illegal fishing in Thailand

In partnership with the European Commission

The measures Thailand has now adopted to satisfy the EU range from new rules to vessel monitoring systems and a satellite-based system of tracking the movements of fishing boats.

Ocean

EU gives Thailand's reformed fishing industry a green card

In partnership with the European Commission

Thailand has begun intercepting and inspecting fishing boats far out at sea this year, one of many new measures to curb its dangerously high levels of overfishing.

Ocean

Why did it take 3.5 years for Thailand to get rid of the EU’s illegal fishing 'yellow card'?

In partnership with the European Commission

Why did it take 3.5 years for Thailand to get rid of the EU’s illegal fishing 'yellow card'?

Ocean

Sustainable fishing is 2020 target as stricter regulations improve stocks

In partnership with the European Commission

North Sea fishermen benefiting from improved catches

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Ocean

Fish stocks “much better” than twenty years ago

In partnership with the European Commission

North Sea benefits from stricter regulations on fish "dumping"

France

Scallop wars: French and British fishermen pledge talks to solve spat

French and British fishermen have said they will attend talks to quell a dispute over access to the scallop-rich seabed off the coast of Normandy in northern France.

Switzerland

Heatwave: Thousands of dead fish pulled from the River Rhine

Heatwave: Thousands of dead fish pulled from the River Rhine. Water authorities in Switzerland are struggling to save a number of species, most notably Grayling fish due to the rising heat affecting oxygen levels.

Switzerland

Europe's fish find heatwave too much

In parts of Europe the summer heatwave has been so bad, even the fish are dying.

Russia

Hundreds of tons of dead herring wash up on Russian coast

Environmentalists in Sakhalin said it's possible the entire population of herring in the area of Piltun Bay has been wiped out.

Economy

EU Parliament to vote on future of ‘electric pulse fishing'

The European Commission has approved as "environmentally friendly" the controversial fishing technique, banned in much of the world, which is both praised and condemned by experts.

Next Series

Fish in a new climate

Will oysters be able to survive climate change and the expected rise of water temperatures in seas and oceans across the globe?

Next Series

Takeaway: Fish & climate

Do you like carp… yes or no?

Japan

Tokyo firefighters tackle a blaze at world's largest fishmarket.

Firefighters struggle to contain a blaze at Tsukiji fishmarket, the world's largest and one of Tokyo's most popular tourist sites

Canada

Arctic icebergs reach Canadian coast, disrupting sea lanes and fishing

Unusually large icebergs have broken off the Arctic shelf and floated south, coming close to the Canadian shore, posing shipping and fishing hazards, but proving to be a big tourist draw.

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South Korea: a fish out of water

Locals and tourists braved below freezing temperatures to take part in South Korea’s Sancheoneo ice fishing festival on Saturday (January 14).

Japan

What a catch! More than 600,000 euros for a 212 kilo tuna

For the sixth year in a row restaurant boss has paid the top price at the famous Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo

Travel News

Tokyo attempts to revive its historical connection with water

Hundreds of years ago Tokyo was often referred to as the water city, until the focus shifted to the modern urban expanse that we know today

United Kingdom

Pro-Brexit UK fishermen look to non-EU Norway for inspiration

Many British fishermen believe European Union rules mean that too often they are confined to port.

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US fisherman catches huge shark

In West Beach, Galveston, Texas, a fisherman had the surprise of his life. He caught a six-feet long shark. The man succeeded in beaching it with

Argentina

Argentine coastguard sinks illegal Chinese trawler

Argentina’s coastguard has sunk a Chinese fishing trawler that was apparently operating illegally within its territorial waters. Warning shots were