The European fishing fleet has long been a powerhouse at catching tuna, with a fleet of massive vessels known as purse ...

They are large rafts that drift thousands of kilometers across the ocean surface, moving with the currents in an otherwise featureless marine environment. Tracked by satellites, the rudimentary floats ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Two silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) swimming next to a big school ...

Drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) are floating rafts with underwater netting used by fishing vessels to attract tuna. A recent study estimated that between 2007 and 2021, 1.41 million dFADs ...

Without stronger commitments and better data, the path to true recovery for sharks like the shortfin mako remains uncertain. The new rules offer hope... but also a warning that time may be running out ...

Francisco Blaha is an independent fisheries adviser based in Waiheke Island, New Zealand, working with Pacific Island ...

At the most recent round of Indian Ocean tuna talks, countries adopted measures to curb shark finning, expand the scope of bans that prohibit fishers from holding on to sharks caught as bycatch and ...

Despite a recent abundance of bluefin tuna near the shore, fishermen could not catch them as the previous quota had been met. An increase to the bluefin tuna quota was agreed to by the International ...

Recreational bluefin tuna fishing restrictions tightened for 2025 after anglers exceeded the 2024 quota. Medium-sized bluefin tuna (47-73 inches) are now off-limits, while limits on smaller school ...