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What scientists found inside coral reefs could change the future of medicine. Coral reefs aren’t just ecosystems—they’re treasure troves of unknown microbes producing powerful chemical compounds. Scientists say losing reefs could […]
Fishing crews encouraged to take a longer look at marine biodiversity. Two new papers published by the Shetland Fishermen’s Association show the need to take a long-term view when it […]
Cawthron and partners launch new global ocean biodiversity charity. A new conservation charity is empowering sailors to deepen our understanding of biodiversity in the Pacific Ocean using cutting-edge technology. Citizens […]
A ‘fish cartel’ for Africa could benefit the countries, and their seas. Banding together to sell fishing rights could generate economic benefits for African countries, which receive far less from […]
Marine Institute launches new five-year strategy to tackle national and EU policy goals in sustainable seafood production, ocean science and management, environment and biodiversity, maritime transport, offshore renewable energy and climate […]
Civil society urges immediate action to protect fragile deep-sea ecosystems. Six years after the adoption of the EU deep-sea fishing Regulation that prohibited bottom trawling below 800 meters in EU […]
Call for ambitious revision of EU Fisheries Control Regulation to protect biodiversity and climate. As the ‘One Ocean Summit’, organised under the French EU Presidency takes place in Brest (9-11 […]
Forests could be key to estuarine fish conservation. The diversity of threatened fish in estuaries increases when surrounded by forest cover, whereas estuaries surrounded by farmland show the opposite effect. […]
12 Faroese companies take lead on climate action ahead of COP26. On 21 September, twelve Faroese companies participating in the Faroese Sustainable Business Initiative – Burðardygt Vinnulív – announced they […]
Declining biodiversity in fisheries threatens human diet A new study of dozens of wild fish species commonly consumed in the Peruvian Amazon says that people there could suffer major nutritional […]
Aquaculture turns biodiversity into uniformity along the coast of China. Fisheries and aquaculture have given rise to an enormous uniformity in the diversity of bivalves along the more than 18,000 […]
Protecting select ocean areas boosts total catches. A new study titled ‘Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate’ has been published in the scientific journal Nature. The study reveals […]
Europêche criticises UN biodiversity report. A new report from the UN expert group on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has found that nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in […]
Member States falling behind on CFP measures, says WWF. Member States have had five years to implement measures within the latest version of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), but are […]
Framework fisheries agreement in Peru. Peru’s National Fisheries Society (SNP) and WWF Peru have renewed their institutional cooperation framework agreement, in order to continue working to safeguard the biodiversity of […]
EU reaches MPA target, designating at least 10 % of Europe’s seas as marine protected areas to safeguard marine biodiversity and ecosystems. A total of 10.8 % of the surface […]
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