Mercury levels in the seafood supply are on the rise, and climate change and overfishing are partially to blame, according to a new study. Scientists said mercury levels in the oceans have fallen ...

Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up the marine snails from the ...

Our oceans are in crisis. But now there’s a new way for citizens across the globe to join efforts to save the seas, thanks to the launch of a unique online technology platform. Called Global Fishing ...

FILE - Various species of fish are displayed at the Soumbedioune fish market in Dakar, Senegal, May 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Grace Ekpu, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Overfishing by foreign vessels is ...

Overfishing of one fish negatively impacts the entire ecosystem. Pictured, wholesalers check the quality of fresh tunas displayed at the Tsukiji market in Tokyo January 5, 2014. Fish this size can ...

Rampant overfishing in the world's oceans has led to a dramatic decline in big "predatory" fish populations -- especially those really tasty ones we enjoy eating, like tuna and cod -- while creating ...

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