Unreported and unregulated fishing continues to threaten aquatic biodiversity and marine ecosystems across the region.

Fishermen from across West Africa flocked to Nigeria’s Matan Fada river on Saturday to take part in the famous Argungu ...

IUU fishing alone represents up to 40% of all regional catches, costing West African economies more than USD2.3 billion annually. Fisheries are no longer solely an ecological concern — they are a ...

Mark Murray's quest for monster Bull Sharks takes him to the surf off West Africa, where he encounters not only man-eaters ...

Opinion - Along South Africa's coast, small-scale fishers report declining sardine runs, more unpredictable catches and shifts in species composition - changes they say are not reflected in current ...

Regional leaders and fisheries experts have sounded the alarm on illegal fishing in the South West Indian Ocean, warning that ...

Thousands of fishermen have descended on the Matan Fadan river, a UNESCO heritage site that snakes through lush vegetation in the village of Argungu in Nigeria’s northwest.

Overfishing and ecosystem disruption are leaving African penguins without enough food to survive. Their suffering signals a broader collapse in the ocean food web, but new policies and conservation ...

He also disclosed that Nigeria’s draft National Plan of Action on illegal fishing was being reviewed and updated following the transfer of fisheries oversight to the Federal Ministry of Marine and ...

An audit of fishing gear in the country’s marine artisanal and inshore sectors has recommended a complete ban on the use of ...

Abandoned for months on their fishing boat off West Africa, Indonesian sailor Surono and his shipmates face a dilemma: return ...