African waters have been contributing to the global supply of fish for years, with three of the four most productive marine ecosystems in the world near the continent. African countries' Exclusive ...

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Africa is forging a plan to benefit from its seas, secure food for its people and in turn help address a major global problem. Africa’s once fertile seas are under tremendous pressure. Human impact on ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Gabon has called on other African countries to step up efforts to protect marine eco ...

African penguins are running out of room to hunt. As industrial fishing fleets sweep through the same coastal waters, the birds are being forced into direct competition for the last dense pockets of ...

Chinese companies have been illegally fishing off the coast of West Africa, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said in a study Wednesday, at times sending incorrect location data suggesting they ...

A landmark illegal fishing case in South Africa could set a new precedent on fishing violations in the country, reports the Daily Maverick. The State vs Unathi-Wena Fishing case involves allegations ...

With just 10,000 breeding pairs left, the endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) could be extinct in the wild by 2035 if the current rate of population decline continues. To protect the bird ...

Industrial fleets from countries around the world have been increasingly fishing in African waters, but with climate change and increasing pollution threatening Africa's fish stocks, there is a ...