A sprawling analysis of ocean traffic reveals that 75 percent of industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked, with the bulk of untracked fishing taking place in Southeast Asia. For the study, ...

Anyone who has spent time near the ocean has experienced its magic. The way it stretches across the horizon, seemingly infinite, humbles you. Its vastness is almost impossible to comprehend. Those who ...

Researchers using artificial intelligence algorithms to identify vessels in satellite images of the oceans have concluded that the majority of the world’s industrial fishing boats are not being ...

A new study led by a scientist at UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of Marine Sciences finds that blue whales, tunas, and other top predators in the northeast Pacific Ocean face greater risk of harm from ...

It has sometimes been said that we know less about our ocean’s depths than we know about the moon. Now, a new study puts a twist on that old (and, some say, outdated) analogy, suggesting we know ...

President Donald Trump in April decided to allow commercial fishing in parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument area, and his move is being challenged in federal court in Hawaii.

Based on the announcement today that the European Union’s industrial fishermen have already reached their share of this year’s Atlantic bluefin tuna catch and must return to port at midnight tonight, ...

Illegal fishing is a global problem that threatens the health of ocean ecosystems and the very economic viability of the fishing industry. Marine protected areas — zones set aside to safeguard marine ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the ...

It’s easy to spot the small, family-owned fishing boats that ply the waters around Baja California­—a peninsula 1,223 km (760 miles) long that represents the westernmost part of Mexico. There are ...

Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing. By Karen Bakker / MIT Press Reader Published Apr 20, ...