The ambush was simple. A spotter on a hill would scan the sea and when he saw the big black fins approach, he would shout…
View More ‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giantsTag: Fishing industry
‘A frenzy of bodies in the chamber of death’: Italian fishers fight to preserve an ancient tradition
On an overcast morning, several miles off Sardinia’s east coast, four men jump into a net where 49 giant Atlantic bluefin tuna are fighting for…
View More ‘A frenzy of bodies in the chamber of death’: Italian fishers fight to preserve an ancient tradition‘It’s a bucket-list fish’: bluefin tuna are back in British seas – and so are the fishing boats
Built like a torpedo, weighing more than a male polar bear when fully grown and fetching prices in Japan of more than £2m for a…
View More ‘It’s a bucket-list fish’: bluefin tuna are back in British seas – and so are the fishing boatsTories urged to end ‘idiotic’ £1.8bn tax break for UK fishing fleet
The government needs to urgently end polluting tax breaks for the UK fishing fleet that threaten to “empty the ocean of fish”, say conservationists, after…
View More Tories urged to end ‘idiotic’ £1.8bn tax break for UK fishing fleetFive to ditch and five to try: what fish should we be eating in 2024?
In a year of record-breaking temperatures and marine heatwaves threatening our already depleted seas, conservationists, supermarkets and even musicians, including Icelandic singer Björk, have spoken…
View More Five to ditch and five to try: what fish should we be eating in 2024?Conservationists take UK to court for ‘illegally squandering’ fish stocks
The UK government’s decision to set catch limits for fish populations above those recommended by scientific advice is to be challenged in the courts by…
View More Conservationists take UK to court for ‘illegally squandering’ fish stocks‘Monstrous’ sea lice and jellyfish invasions blighting Scottish salmon farms
Lochs in the Highlands of Scotland are among the most spectacular and pristine wildlife areas in Britain, attracting tourists from around the world. They are…
View More ‘Monstrous’ sea lice and jellyfish invasions blighting Scottish salmon farmsMackerel loses sustainable status as overfishing puts species at risk
Mackerel populations are declining because of overfishing and the fish is no longer a sustainable food choice, the Marine Conservation Society has said in its…
View More Mackerel loses sustainable status as overfishing puts species at riskAgony on a Cornish beach: what do whale strandings tell us about our oceans?
A whale’s tail swishes high into the air, pausing at the apex of its stretch before beating down with a thud into the hard, rocky…
View More Agony on a Cornish beach: what do whale strandings tell us about our oceans?Under cover of darkness: the damaging effects of illegal ‘saiko’ fishing
In the shadows of Fort Amsterdam, a former fort for enslaved people overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in southern Ghana, people wait eagerly for the colourful…
View More Under cover of darkness: the damaging effects of illegal ‘saiko’ fishing