The app will prevent fishermen from entering no-fishing zones declared for wildlife conservation; how this will help remains to be seen.

Conservation efforts for species threatened by commercial activities needs to extend beyond the use of government bans, researchers say.

Driftnets were banned by the United Nations three decades ago due to the damage they cause to fish and other marine life.

The report offers a blueprint for the most effective ways to protect the ocean from such activities.

The "bloated and sickly fish that are low on nutritive value and loaded with antibiotics" have implications for the health of human consumers.

The biggest threat to aquatic mammals is fishing, which accidentally kills an estimated 300,000 whales, dolphins, and porpoises every year.

Migratory fish are not only integral to food chains, but also critical to food security and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide.