Keung Pak-ho first went out to sea at the age of eight, helping his father steer their wooden fishing sampan.

By the age of 14, he was a skilled fisherman on a shrimp trawler, supporting his widowed mother and brothers.

Today, the 65-year-old father of two sons is facing up to the fact that the industry that has been his livelihood for four decades is no more.

The government's ban on trawling means his trade, long an inseparable part of Hong Kong's identity, belongs to history.

Bloomberg: Most of the news about the world’s oceans is a litany of gloom: rising water temperatures, acidification, bleached coral reefs, tons of Japanese tsunami trash drifting toward North America’s west coast. So it is worth noting when something good is happening with the seas.

Malawi: Fishermen in Karonga district in the northern part of the country living along the shores of Lake Malawi have been accused by local communities of polluting the waters and the environment.

When it comes to conservation, there is no limit to what campaigners are willing to claim. Worse, there seems to be no limit to what some people are willing to believe.

The utilisation of explosives in fishing is a major problem affecting coral reef areas especially in Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia.