Year: 2023

Enlarge / African penguins on a beach near Simon's Town in South Africa. CAPE TOWN, South Africa—A weathered, green building stands at the edge of the cozy suburban Table View neighborhood in Cape Town, just a few blocks down from a Burger King and a community library. Upon stepping inside, visitors’ feet squelch on a…

Ghanaian fisheries observer Samuel Abayateye’s decapitated body was discovered floating in a lagoon nearly six weeks after he was reported missing from the tuna trawler he was assigned to.Abayateye’s death follows the 2019 disappearance at sea of another fisheries observer, Emmanuel Essien, whose body has still not been found.Police and the Ghana Fisheries Commission say…

As the 2030 deadline to prevent the worst impacts of climate change looms ever closer, changing direction from business as usual and tackling critical environmental issues need to become the norm, numerous experts Mongabay interviewed over the past year have stressedIn Latin America, the specter of the Amazon hitting its tipping point, corporations expanding their…

A man and his father-in-law, who were trying to kill time by scouting fishing holes while their wives were gone, ended up finding a man who had been trapped for days inside a wrecked vehicle, authorities in Indiana said Tuesday.Mario Garcia and son-in-law Nivardo De La Torre reported finding the man, whom they initially believed…

Mild weather is delaying the start of the ice fishing season at a popular spot for winter anglers southwest of Quebec City. For 85 years, ice fishing enthusiasts have gathered in the town of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and set up camp on the Sainte-Anne River, a St-Lawrence River tributary and winter breeding ground for the migratory Atlantic…

In 2020, China implemented a 10-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River, a substantial aquatic biodiversity conservation initiative (1). Although the ban has offered protection to Yangtze species, habitat destruction prevents China from maximizing its benefits (2). The loss of aquatic habitats, especially floodplains, is now a more substantial driver of biodiversity loss in the…

SuppliedFish & Game rangers undertake a compliance operation at the Mackenzie hydro canal fishery. (File photo)Central South Island Fish & Game are warning anglers to purchase a fishing licence and stick to the rules over the holiday season, or expect to face ending up in court. All anglers fishing for trout, salmon, perch and other…

SINGAPORE — Twinkling fairy lights, baubles and snowflakes adorn a Christmas "tree" made of fishing nets, with a gold star perched on top. A snowman made of two floating buoys, colourful reindeer lights and a life-sized sleigh stand at the foot of Block 702 Bedok Reservoir Road. The elaborate Christmas display at this corner of Bedok…