Shark fin soup is a delicacy in countries like China and Vietnam, where it is often served at weddings and banquets, further fuelling the demand.

The region has been recording an annual stock decline of about 96 per cent, especially of the tigerfish species annually, which is one of the most sou...

Both Somalia and Maldivian authorities are also working together to reunite the fishermen with their families in Mogadishu soon.

Analysts played down fears the bad days of Somali piracy were back, stressing the presence of foreign navies had deterred once-wanton criminality at s...