Overfishing

Nigeria's government is investigating a fictitious agency that used forged presidential appointment letters to access funds. The 36 states are set to ratify a police reform allowing state-level police forces, and Mauritania faces threats from climate change and overfishing impacting traditional fishing communities.

Alewives in Maine are rebounding due to dam removal efforts, leading to growing historic harvests despite struggles in other parts of the Atlantic coast. The Sebasticook River in Benton, Maine, experiences a thick annual migration of alewives each summer.

Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region is experiencing a 50% decline in trout population over two decades due to climate change, overfishing, hydropower projects, and habitat loss. Experts attribute the crisis to flash floods, pollution, and commercial overfishing enabled by improved infrastructure.

The article highlights Southeast Asia's overfishing crisis, focusing on endangered shark species hauled ashore at Tanjung Luar port in East Lombok, Indonesia, in June 2025. It underscores the environmental and ecological impacts of commercial fishing activities in the region.

President Trump approved a red snapper permit allowing anglers in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas to have more control over fishing. Critics warn this decision risks overfishing of the species.

Overfishing in Southeast Asia is causing an ecological and human crisis, as the region produces over half of the world's fish despite its waters being among the most depleted and contested. The issue highlights a critical and understudied environmental problem.

Southeast Asia produces over half of the world's fish, but its waters are critically depleted and contested, highlighting an understudied ecological and human crisis. Overfishing in the region is exacerbating environmental degradation and resource conflicts.

Great white sharks and other mesothermic species face overheating risks due to warming oceans and declining food sources from overfishing, according to a new study in Science. As water temperatures rise, these predators must relocate to cooler waters to survive.

Scientists are urging Brits to stop consuming cod due to declining stocks caused by overfishing and climate change. The article highlights the urgent need to address these environmental pressures to protect marine ecosystems.