MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Fifteen countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Pacific adopted a declaration on Wednesday to step up efforts to combat illegal fishing, a practice

African leaders, scientists and policymakers are calling for urgent action to protect the continent's oceans from the rising impact of climate change, pollution and overfishing.

African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas.

African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas

The issue is existential for local fishermen just a few kilometres up the Kenyan coast, who accuse large, foreign-crewed trawlers of destroying fish stocks and damaging the marine…

Fifteen countries have adopted the Mombasa declaration to combat illegal fishing, which experts say costs the global economy up to $50 billion annually.

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Fifteen countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Pacific adopted a declaration on Wednesday to step up efforts to combat illegal fishing,…