New US regulations on the labelling of canned tuna issued this week mean that Pacific fishermen may now sell their tuna under "dolphin safe" labels unless observers, stationed on each fishing vessel,

A constitution petition filed by the Chairman of the Gwadar Zakat Council against an agreement on deep sea fishing has been disposed of as pre-mature by the Balochistan High Court. Advocate

About 36 per cent of shrimp production farms in Bangladesh is not operating due to various reasons, says a recent study of BIDS. Inadequate export orders, diversion of credit to other sectors,

The fishing industry in Pakistan is on the verge of collapse because of chemical waste having contaminated the sea water and if immediate measures are not taken to wrest the spread of this menace

A group of environmental organisations and fishing companies have set international standards for certifying and labeling fish that are caught in ways that do not threaten the fishery or the

How to know exactly how many dolphins are killed by tuna boats in Costa Rican waters? The Costa Rican Fishing Institute (INCOPESCA) says this is already takencare ofby the

Thailand's position as one of the world's leading seafood exporters will soon be a thing of the past as overfishing has damaged the quality and quantity of catches, experts said. Prospects for the

Shoichi Nakagawa, Japanese minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, proposed yesterday that he and his Korean counterpart meet regularly to discuss bilateral issues. Meeting with visiting

University head : More and more species of fresh water fishes in the country are facing extinction due to destructive fishing, pesticides runoff and pollution, according to Dr M Shahul Hameed, head,

Seattle's electric utility said yesterday itis spilling water from its Ross Dam, northeast of the city on the Skagit River, in order to protectdownstream salmon nests. Seattle City Light said the