In the waters off Marchena Island is a dive spot known by locals as the "fish arena," where colorful fish, like these razor surgeonfish, swim in large schools. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Just ...

More than 300 foreign fishing ships, almost all Chinese, have been sitting in international waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands since late July. The islands, nearly 1,000 km from the coast of ...

The largest Chinese fishing fleet in recent years appeared off the coast of the Galapagos Islands, with some ships falsifying their locations, according to reports. While the islands have been ...

The Ecuadorian Minister of Environment approves the issuance of a fishing permit which will allow the vessel Tintorera to fish inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR). Quito, Ecuador.- The ...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's navy said on Tuesday that Chinese fishing vessels have gradually left the area near the Galapagos Islands and are now operating in international waters off ...

MEXICO CITYMEXICO CITY — Satellite data indicate that a large Chinese fishing fleet remained in international waters near Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago at the beginning of this month, even as China ...

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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — Just south of the Galapagos’ Marchena Island, there’s a dive spot known by locals as the “fish arena.” There, within the choppy, cool waters of the Pacific, thousands of ...