A new study by an international team of researchers has revealed the huge role Indian Ocean fisheries play in feeding the ...

The little-known species with a “ribbon-like body” is believed by some cultures to be a harbinger of destructive events like ...

I have spent much of my life studying predatory fishes in East Africa’s coastal waters, but never have I been more concerned about their future. The disappearance of the western Indian Ocean’s largest ...

The more we explore and protect the ocean, the more we benefit, whether in the form of economic returns or scientific ...

One of these species is the spotfin scorpionfish, or Neoscorpaena nielseni, a bright red fish typically found in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar ...

T'puram: Kerala State Biodiversity Board, in association with Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos), ...

Many of the country’s native fish species are threatened by habitat loss and pollution while the spread of invasive aliens is ...

'Living Fossil' Fish Species Once Thought Extinct for 70 Million Years Photographed in Rare ... The sighting was of the other extant coelacanth species, the West Indian Ocean Latimeria chalumnae.

“Today, between 15,000 and 20,000 fish aggregating devices are installed each year in the Indian Ocean,” said Le Manach. “They also capture juveniles and species other than tuna.