An international commission designed to protect bluefin tuna stocks has effectively increased the fishing quota for 2008 from what was already an "unsustainable" level, Greenpeace said Sunday 18th of November 2007 .

On the 14th of November 2007, Saudi Arabia signed 15 agreements worth $242 million to establish educational, technical, vocational, health and infrastructure projects in Yemen and promote cooperation in fisheries, geology, higher education and aviation.

The European Commission unveiled on October 17th, 2007 a major policy initiative aimed at eliminating illegal fishing activities by attacking the main driver behind them: short-term profit.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan City in southern Taiwan will sign a contract with an American venture to assist in developing aquaculture off Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast.