A Japanese Fisheries Agency panel has approved an expansion of the fiscal 2025 fishing quota for the Japanese common squid by 1,800 tons following bigger-than-expected catches. At its meeting ...

Giant squids aren’t just creatures you read about in fantasy stories or see portrayed on TV and in computer games. They exist in real life, and sometimes they’re spotted in rather unusual places. Such ...

A Fisheries Agency panel on Monday approved a new catch quota allocation plan for Japanese common squid for the current fishing season. While the overall catch quota, itself, will not be changed, a ...

TOYAMA BAY, Japan -- A giant squid was spotted off coastal waters in Japan, and the rare sight was captured by a submersible camera. The squid was visiting shallow waters off Toyama Bay on Christmas ...

TOKYO (CNN) -- It isn't every day that a mystery from the deep swims into plain sight. But on Christmas Eve, spectators on a pier in Toyama Bay in central Japan were treated to a rare sighting of a ...

While unregulated fishing is not necessarily illegal, it presents challenges for fisheries sustainability and resource equity, and has been connected to questionable human rights and labor practices. ...