Mediterranean sharks continue to decline despite conservation progress, study suggests Overfishing, illegal fishing and increasing marketing of shark meat pose significant threats to the more than 80 species of sharks […]
Conservation measures to save Atlantic salmon in Scottish rivers “could do more harm than good.” Scottish river restoration schemes which are currently receiving large sums of public funding are unlikely […]
North-East Atlantic fisheries face significant challenges in conservation and control. The 43rd annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) – which includes the European Union, representatives from Denmark […]
Royal family joins river restoration efforts across Scotland. King Charles and other major landowners have joined an initiative seeking to kickstart recovery of Scotland’s threatened rivers and reverse declines of […]
Rivers rapidly warming and losing oxygen, putting aquatic life at risk. Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a Penn State-led study published on Sept. 14 […]
Azerbaijan Fish Farm LLC, world’s first BAP-certified sturgeon farm. Azerbaijan Fish Farm LLC has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. Azerbaijan Fish Farm is […]
Canadian pilot project to control aquatic invasive species. This summer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) collaborated with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a pilot project to inspect and […]
ICES advises zero European eel catch in 2023. ICES advises that when the precautionary approach is applied, there should be zero catches in all habitats of the European eel in […]
Record €335 million allocation for Irish seafood sector and coastal communities Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, has delivered a record Budget provision for the […]
Support for sustainable future of wild salmon and sea trout. The Scottish salmon sector’s investment in a fund to support the wild salmon industry has increased following the success of […]
Save the ocean to save the climate, swimmers tell leaders in Marseille. Dozens of people dived into the Mediterranean Sea today during the IUCN World Conservation Congress to celebrate the […]
Changed attitudes towards marine mammal captivity following nature documentary. New research from the University of Stirling shows the power of nature documentaries to change public attitudes, and suggests zoos and […]
USA claims major achievements at tuna talks. The United States says it achieved several victories for our commercial and recreational fisheries at the 2019 meeting of the International Commission for […]
NZ fishing rule changes to protect sea lions. Fishing rule changes to reduce threats to sea lions in the subantarctic Auckland Islands squid fishery have been decided. New Zealand sea […]
New Zealand snapper survey. New Zealand fisheries scientists aboard NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) research vessel Kaharoa are trying to understand how many one and two-year-old snapper […]
US funding for marine habitat restoration. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the USA has announced the availability of up to $4 million in Community-based Restoration Programme funding […]
ROV-ing Ireland’s offshore reef habitats. A team of Irish led international scientists on board the RV Celtic Explorer have completed the third and final leg of an extensive offshore reef […]
Scottish Sea Farms backs MCS Great British Beach Clean. Residents and local groups are being urged to join Scottish Sea Farms for a series of organised beach cleans, part of […]
New study into endangered dolphin. With less than 1,000 Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs) believed left on the planet, SeaWorld in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Hydrobiology at the […]