Fishing for shinko, which are baby ikanago sand eels, began in the Harima-nada Sea in Hyogo Prefecture on March 12. Shinko, about 6 centimeters in len･･･ ...

Overfishing of small fish has led to population declines in the birds that feed on them. Now the UK government's attempts to protect this crucial resource faces a serious challenge ...

A challenge to Britain's ban on commercial fishing for sand-eels in the North Sea has begun in a European court. Sand eels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline ...

British lawyers argued a decision to close off sand eel fisheries was taken to prevent a decline in the seabirds, such as kittiwakes. EU lawyers on Tuesday told an arbitration tribunal that the ...

Fishing for shinko, which are baby ikanago sand eels, began in the Harima-nada Sea in Hyogo Prefecture on March 12. Shinko, about 6 centimeters in length, were landed, and eight baskets each ...