More than 70 people die each day while fishing at sea, making that occupation possibly the most dangerous in the world, the United Nations' world food body said on Thursday. "The annual death toll ...

The Magnuson-Stevens Act was reauthorized by the House late last week, making it one of the last pieces of legislation voted on by the 109th Congress. The bill was the product of tireless bipartisan ...

For many years now, fishing, particularly in Nigeria's Niger Delta region, has suffered a terrible setback because of the hostile activities of the oil companies in the area. Gabriel Ewepu writes on ...

Alaska is once again near the top of the list in workplace injuries and fatalities in the country. The state’s construction and fishing industries contribute to the bulk of the incidents. The State of ...

Diving for lobsters in the Caribbean waters around Honduras provides a vital source of income for the local indigenous population in La Mosquitia, but it’s an extremely hazardous occupation. After his ...

Eighteen days have elapsed since the enforcement of the ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, but this barely did much to alter the grim reality facing fishermen in the Gaza Strip, who were ...

Nearly twice as many engineers as nurses died of fatal injuries while working in 2014, a new federal report found. The culprits in the 21 engineer and 12 nurse deaths included falls, car accidents and ...

A devastating oil blowout has grounded fishing occupation at over 10 oil communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area in Delta State. Some of the affected communities were ...

David Duguid MP has welcomed the announcement that all fishing occupations will benefit from lower fees and salary requirements after being added to the UK Government’s Shortage Occupation List. Did ...