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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 […]
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 […]
Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries sustainability concerns remain, but overfishing drops to its lowest level in a decade, while aquaculture feeds more people. New report by FAO’s General Fisheries Commission […]
The Marine Biological Association’s long history of fisheries management research. By Nicky Jordaan, National Marine Biological Library volunteer The release earlier this year of Ocean with David Attenborough, and the accompanying […]
Oceana calls on France, Spain and Italy to reduce overcapacity, rebuild fish populations, and redirect funding towards a more selective fleet A report reveals that too many fishing boats are […]
Hungry flathead catfish are changing everything in the Susquehanna. New study suggests that smallmouth bass and channel catfish are changing what they eat to avoid having to compete with or […]
Scottish Fishing Leaders Condemn Oceana Report Scotland’s fishing leaders have launched a fierce rebuttal of Oceana’s latest report, accusing the environmental NGO of pursuing an agenda aimed at “putting fishermen […]
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