Fish catches in Madagascar over the last half-century are double official reports, and much of that fish is being caught by unregulated traditional fishers or accessed cheaply by foreign fishing vessels.

New research has revealed up to 16,000 endangered turtles are being caught each year by villagers in just one region of Madagascar, despite a government ban.

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband today announced the creation of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the British Indian Ocean Territory. This will include a “no-take” marine reserve where commercial fishing will be banned.

Books & Media |  There are more than one hundred notable shipwrecks that occurred off the coast of Madagascar.

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Thieving divers have looted the 123-year-old shipwreck, the SS Keilawarra, off North Solitary Island , North South Wales. One of the safes aboard the heritage-listed wreck has been cut open and its contents stolen.

According to the Thai Marine and Coastal Resources Development and Research Center, statistics showed the number of sea turtles coming to Thailand’s Andaman shores to lay their eggs has dropped dramatically. There were only 10-20 nests per year, decreasing from up to 1,000 nests in the past.