ABOARD THE HUALCOPO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's navy is ready to protect the seas around the Galapagos Islands from illegal fishing by foreign ships whose annual visits threaten marine wildlife in ...

Ecuador's fishing, aquaculture, and agricultural industries faced over 900 extortion threats between mid-July and August 2024, according to a report to a report by the National Chamber of Aquaculture ...

ABOARD ECUADOREAN NAVY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - Ecuador's navy is conducting surveillance of a massive Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, amid ...

Under agreements for sustainable use and protection, Ecuador’s environment ministry has granted concessions for 98,000 hectares (about 242,000 acres) of mangrove forests to artisanal fishers in the ...

Five human heads were found hanging from ropes on a beach in southwestern Ecuador, police said on Sunday. Next to the heads was a warning sign directed at alleged extortionists of fishermen in the ...

After training with its allies, the cuadorian navy is prepared to protect the waters around the Galapagos Islands against illegal fishing by foreign vessels whose visits each year threaten marine life ...