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How Shining a Light on Ships Could Help Solve Illegal Fishing

Sixteen countries have adopted the Mombasa Declaration to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. The biggest weapon in their arsenal: transparency.

By Johnny Sturgeon

A fisherman paddles in front of commercial fishing boats off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. Credit: John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images
Commercial shrimper Ray Mallet aboard his boat, Cajun Memories, on the Calcasieu River near Cameron, La. Credit: Phil McKenna/Inside Climate News

Fishermen in Southwest Louisiana Say LNG Terminals Are to Blame for Shrimp Harvest Decline

By Phil McKenna

Fishermen sort their catch from a trawl fishery on a fishing boat in the Port of Molfetta on Dec. 1, 2023. Credit: Davide Pischettola/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Top Ocean Experts Sound the Alarm Over Growing Marine Crisis Due To Climate Change

By Teresa Tomassoni

Fish and sharks swim around North Seymour Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands on March 8, 2024. Credit: Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images

A Court Says Coastal Marine Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value—and Legal Rights

By Katie Surma

Commercial fishermen prepare to check their nets on Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on Feb. 23, 2021. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

How Climate Change Is Complicating a Beloved Midwest Pastime: Ice Fishing

By Kristoffer Tigue

Commercial fishermen tong for oysters in Lower Mobile Bay, Ala. At the end of the 2024 season, approximately 25,000 sacks of oysters will have been harvested from the bay, totaling 2.1 million pounds. Credit: Billy Pope

In Mobile Bay, the Oysters’ Tale of Woe

By Lanier Isom

Diane Wilson stands outside her home in Seadrift, Texas. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

A Shrimper’s Crusade Pays Big Dividends on a Remote Stretch of Texas Coastline

By Dylan Baddour

A fisherman hooks up crab pots to be taken off a boat at Pier 45 in San Francisco, California, on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

As Warming Oceans Bring Tough Times to California Crab Fishers, Scientists Say Diversifying is Key to Survival

By Liza Gross

Louisiana Fishermen Slam Claims that Oil Almost Gone, Seafood Safe

By Jacoba Charles

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