HRH the Prince of Wales has said today that, despite evidence about the continued decline of the world’s fish stocks, there is real cause for optimism about the future of this vital resource.

THE federal Ministers responsible for Fisheries and Oceans and Ministers from the regions of Nunavut, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador reaffirmed the Government’s continued support for Canada’s seal harvest.

A TEAM of international oceanographers have identified a series of marine hotspots around the world, which have been caused by changes to oceanic currents.

NEW Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) believes that a dolphin reported accidentally killed by a set net off the coast of Taranaki was indeed an endangered Maui’s dolphin.