Fish

Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

From Ecuador and Peru in South America, to Panama and Guatemala in Central America, some skippers have stopped going out all together as fish stocks dwindle close to shore in seas running at up to 6 deg C above normal.

Angler’s Pokedex: Youth build free app to help identify and log Singapore’s fish

To build the app’s computer vision model, Sng, who is the lead developer of the mobile app, collated and vetted more than 90,000 photos of fish species found near Singapore and neighbouring waters.

Pahang’s ‘piranha’ mystery: Unconfirmed reports trigger public alarm in Malaysia

The image of a fish resembling the red-bellied piranha caught in Malaysian waters on Aug 26.

Shark remains in Busan canal after rescue bid fails

Repeated rescue efforts have been unsuccessful and the authorities will try again on Oct 2 using nets.

Bellino makes it four as Craigie retains RORC season's points title

Malaysian angling group claims second red-bellied piranha found in river in Pahang

The group said the latest discovery came about a month after the first specimen was found in the area.

Rare bowmouth guitarfish recorded in Singapore waters after nearly 30-year absence

A critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish that surfaced off Bedok Jetty on Oct 29, 2022, was the first formal record of a sighting in Singapore in nearly 30 years.

Canada excludes US seafood from retaliatory tariffs

Lobsters sit in crates at The Lobster Co in Kennebunk, Maine, U.S., May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Lauren Owens Lambert/File Photo

Fish, ships and sovereignty: Iceland weighs its European future

FILE PHOTO: Overview of the town form Hallgrimskirkja church ahead of a referendum on whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union, in Reykjavik, Iceland, August 12, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

New broodstock and hatchery facility at James Cook University aims to produce better Asian seabass

Currently, the facility houses about 50 breeding fish weighing 3kg to 8kg each, said Professor Jose Domingos, deputy director at JCU’s Tropical Futures Institute.

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