Tanzania Launches Marine Safety Drive To Cut Fishing Fatalities In Zanzibar
Tanzania is tightening vessel tracking and registration in Zanzibar after past marine accidents claimed about 1,828 lives, aiming to protect...
August 9, 2026Topic
Fishing
Namibia Fishing Firm Marco Cuts 30 Jobs Amid Restructuring
Marco Fishing will cut 30 of 300 land-based jobs in Lüderitz, Namibia, after 3 years of losses on poor hake...
July 29, 2026
Bolivia posted Latin America’s lowest inflation rate in 2021
The government used figures to support the economic advances that place Bolivia third in economic growth in the region, the...
January 25, 2022
Brazil’s electric system operator warns that 8 hydroelectric reservoirs may collapse by November
The reservoirs of at least eight large hydroelectric plants in the Southeast region should reach near total collapse by November...
June 5, 2021Urca: Calm and Quiet Under Rio’s Sugarloaf Mountain
Little known outside Rio, Urca resembles a time capsule of colonial Rio, with fishing boats, low-rise houses, and stunning natural...
April 4, 2018
Thousands of Fish Die in Rio’s Lagoa: Daily
Residents around the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas have had their usually picturesque surroundings spoiled this week as low oxygen levels...
March 15, 2013
Artisanal Fishing in Rio: Revitalization for a Vanishing Lifestyle
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the Costa Verde ("Green Coast") of Rio de Janeiro's littoral...
November 20, 2012
São Pedro: the Fish Market in Niterói
Across the Guanabara Bay, the city of Niterói hosts a vibrant fish market with one key added allure: you can...
July 31, 2012
FlutuArte, Street Art Sets Sail in Urca
FlutuArte artists Maxine Nienow and Nicolina are changing the notion of nautical art in Brazil and introducing a new dimension...
May 29, 2012