Negotiations are in progress after Somali pirates raised their ransom demand to $10 million for the release of a Chinese-owned fishing vessel seized in late November

The funding comes from the US Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and will support three maritime law enforcement agencies in Vietnam

The Dungeness crab season in the US state of Washington is closed until next month at the earliest, but that didn't stop one man from trying to illegally harvest 27 of the coveted crustaceans ahead of the holidays

By Barb Dean-Simmons

The DFO proposal is to redistribute 50% of the current annual elver quota held by established companies to allow 150 new licenses and increased participation by First Nations

By Barb Dean-Simmons

The Sipekne'katik First Nation and the federal government have until June 16, 2025, to conclude a mediation process, or Nova Scotia's Supreme Court will proceed to trial

By Barb Dean-Simmons

A Nova Scotia man has been found guilty of possessing hundreds of illegal lobsters and fishing with untagged traps on the province's south shore

Sources told media that DFO officers believe the supervisor at the center of this case followed proper procedures during the arrest of two elver fishers

Canada's Department of Fishies and Oceans will contract a vessel and crew to take its enforcement officers on patrols in the Bay of Fundy

A recent study shows that overfishing has serious ecological effects and raises extinction risks for sharks and rays

By Amanda Buckle

'This is just one of the many hidden tragedies lurking beneath the surface of a global market' -- Greenpeace report on forced labor