Two environmental groups say EU nations continue to overfish Atlantic waters, despite commitments to fish sustainably and stay within safe scientific limits.

Barack Obama has announced plans to create the largest ocean preserve in the world by banning drilling, fishing and other activities in a massive stretch of the Pacific Ocean in a move to protect fragile marine life.

The European Union’s executive has proposed to ban the use of drift nets in EU waters and on its vessels anywhere by the end of the year to better enforce the protection of dolphins and other sea mammals, sea turtles and bluefin tuna.