Economic policies are lacking in data on small-scale fisheries. A team of researchers is determined to change that.

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The never-before-seen footage of sea creatures struggling in fishing nets is featured in National Geographic’s new documentary Ocean with David Attenborough.

Seven ringnets, 50-centimeter (20-inch) metal hoops for catching lobster, lay on his porch. Warnick was about to service their nets for a friend before the season began. Since he can’t use his ...

“Although small-scale fisheries are critical providers of jobs, cultural heritage, and local food security, they remain ...

According to a YouGov poll published by Oceana, 87% of Spaniards back quota reform to boost the share of fishing quotas ...

In simpler terms, Mercidar questioned why the law allows only small-scale fishers (not big commercial boats) to fish in waters up to 15 kilometers from the shore (called municipal waters).

Meanwhile, commercial fisheries output grew by 4.2 percent to 857,330 metric tons, emphasizing the widening gap between small-scale and large-scale fishers. READ: Fish harvest drops to lowest amid ...

The trial court ruled on the petition of Mercidar Fishing Corp. to declare the preferential access of small-scale fishers to municipal waters as unconstitutional. In a statement on Thursday ...