Fisheries sector

Oil patches spotted near Pulau Ubin, SFA assisting 3 fish farms with clean-up

Oil patches were reported by fish farms located in the East Johor Strait on July 17.

Squid game on the high seas

While squid is a staple seafood in South Korea with myriad different recipes and forms, the country is relying more and more on squid caught far from Korea’s shores.

‘We need to borrow money just to feed the fish’: Malaysian sea bass farmers reel from Thai curbs

Fish farmer Khor Cean Miah holds a seabass fish weighing about 6kg at his packing factory in Sungai Udang, Penang, on July 1.

Greece offers bounty to catch ravenous fish lured by warming sea

The silver-cheeked puffer fish first appeared in Greek waters in 2005, but numbers have exploded in recent years.

The world has an anchovy problem

Peru is the Saudi Arabia of anchovies, a critical element in the global aquaculture industry. A Peruvian ban on anchovy fishing is expected to drive prices of bigger farmed fish worldwide, says the writer.

Floating fish farms near Pulau Ubin catch fire after suspected lightning strike

Thai-Malaysia seafood spat: KL positive about talks, even as sellers fret about stand-off

Thailand accounted for 80.6 per cent of Malaysia's seabass exports in 2024, according to the Department of Fisheries Malaysia.

Dead fish washing up on South Korea’s east coast may be linked to tuna surge, warming seas

Mackerel carcasses on a beach in Gangneung, South Korea, on June 18.

Greek fishermen struggle to keep up with pufferfish invaders

Massive teeth on each jaw of a pufferfish allows the invasive species to tear through fishermen’s catch and damage their fishing equipment.

Gazan fishermen patch up dinghies with door frames to keep themselves afloat

Palestinian workers repairing a skiff damaged in the Israeli offensive, in Gaza City on June 3.

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