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California’s marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state. It’s 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has presented […]
New partnership to boost fish populations in NSW inland waterways. A new partnership between the NSW Government, the aquaculture industry, and the recreational fishing sector is trialling a new way […]
Scientists develop plan to manage lionfish populations in the Mediterranean. Scientists have published a series of recommendations to enable communities and managers to minimise the impact of lionfish in the […]
Robotic boat completes first un-crewed survey of fish populations around offshore oil platforms. A robotic boat has been used for the first time to survey fish populations around oil platforms […]
MPAs can boost fish populations by almost 400%. Protecting areas of the ocean and coastlines with “whole-site” Marine Protected Area (MPA) status can result in four-fold increases in the abundance […]
More management measures lead to healthier fish populations. Fish populations tend to do better in places where rigorous fisheries management practices are used, and the more measures employed, the better […]
New study finds overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970, causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk. A new analysis published in the journal […]
Limiting the Impact of Fishing on Vulnerable Shark Populations In the French outermost region of La Réunion, small-scale fishers often use surface longlines to target tuna and billfish. But with […]
PFA conducts genetic research on populations of pelagic fish. Strengthening the knowledge base on populations of pelagic fish like herring and horse mackerel is important to the management of stocks, […]
Longline fishing impacting upon shark populations. Commercial longline fishing around the world is having a significant impact on migrating shark populations, according to an international study featuring a University of […]
UK fishermen asked to ‘Stay Shark and Skate Savvy’ with new guidance to handle bycatch of vulnerable marine animals. New guidance developed in collaboration with the fishing industry aims to help […]
The cost of poor visibility in fisheries management. By Alastair MacLeod, CEO, Ground Control. Healthy fisheries underpin food security, support millions of livelihoods and contribute significantly to national economies. Protecting […]
Orkney Creel Fishery achieves a world first! The Orkney creel fishery has become the first fishery in the world to be recognised and certified against the Community Catch Standard for […]
Hundreds of jellyfish wash ashore Southwest beaches – what is causing such large blooms? Following a mass jellyfish stranding witnessed on 2nd July 2026, in Cornwall, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) scientists explain why jellyfish blooms happen, […]
Exemplars of sustainable fishing secure stocks and provide hope for the future in global World Ocean Day campaign. The Newlyn-based Cornish hake fishery, East Atlantic Bluefin tuna and Portuguese and Spanish […]
As Attenborough Turns 100, the call to tackle illegal fishing has never been more urgent. Environmental groups are calling for the UK Government to honour Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday by […]
The quiet success story of global tuna fisheries. How science-based fisheries management is helping tuna stocks recover. By Dr. Victor Restrepo, Vice President, Science and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee, International Seafood Sustainability […]
Do marine mammals compete with fisheries? The debate has raged for years. New research provides a possible answer. Author: Bente Kjøllesdal, Institute of Marine Research Minke whales gulp down herring, […]
Festive Christmas dinner: Only ‘good fish’ on the table. GEOMAR, environmental organisations and consumer advice centres update their joint list of ‘good fish’ for conscious purchasing of sea fish. For […]
EU fisheries warn of job risks from new Mediterranean plan. The European Social Partners in Fisheries express their deep concern and strong opposition to the European Commission’s proposal for Mediterranean […]
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