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Greenpeace report reveals shocking failures in global fisheries management. A Greenpeace International report reveals shocking failures in global fisheries management over the last 70 years. The report, Un-tangled: How the Global […]
EU welcomes Indian Ocean tuna talks outcome. The EU has welcomed the important decisions reached during the 28th annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), which will make […]
Herring collapse on the horizon without urgent action. New research by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has revealed that Atlanto-Scandian herring in the Northeast Atlantic could face a […]
Overfished declaration for Quillback Rockfish off California. NOAA Fisheries has declared quillback rockfish off the coast of California overfished. This declaration prompts development of a rebuilding plan likely to curtail […]
Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea falls to lowest level in a decade. New FAO-GFCM report also includes for the first time data on the region’s marine aquaculture sector. […]
Atlantic manta ray and blue shark conservation advances under UK leadership. EU promotes whale shark protection and risky blue shark quotas as Japan blocks finning measure. The Shark League member groups […]
New shark conservation report launched at Atlantic tuna meeting targets troublesome gaps. Analysis details problems and recommends remedies for aligning nations’ commitments and actions. A new Shark League gap analysis […]
Atlanto-Scandian herring stock driven to critical levels as catches face steep cut of 44%, as pelagics stock advice released. Governments are sleepwalking into a potential repeat of the 1960s herring […]
MedReAct urges ‘MedFish4Ever’ to take concrete steps to recover Mediterranean fish stocks and habitats. Ministers from Mediterranean States will convene in Malta on October 4th to review the progress made […]
Put your money where your mouth is – Global seafood coalition calls on Northeast Atlantic Coastal States to take their sustainability commitments seriously. Coastal State governments with clear, public pledges […]
Using new technologies to identify the age of fish. Rapid and reliable age estimation is crucial for effectively and efficiently managing fish stocks. Scientists successfully used a novel technology, Fourier transform […]
Support for the Atlantic Ocean: IPNLF Position Statement ICCAT Panel 1. As tuna species are highly migratory, management of tuna populations span wide geographical areas that are organised into Regional […]
Overfishing linked to rapid evolution of cod. Rutgers-led genetic analysis of Atlantic cod also shows fish, if properly managed, may rebound and provide sustainable food source. The overfishing of codfish […]
Global Tuna Alliance dismay at failure to agree plan for yellowfin tuna. At the 27th Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), delegates once again failed to agree a […]
IOTC ends with world-leading electronic monitoring standards, but continued failure on yellowfin and skipjack tuna management. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), a regional fisheries management organisation responsible for the […]
MSC on a mission to end overfishing The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an international non-profit on a mission to end overfishing by setting standards for sustainable fishing and supply chain assurance, has today […]
EC trumps its environmental and humanitarian mandate and acts as an industrial lobbyist in Africa. While industrial tuna lobbies are under judicial investigation in France for unlawful taking of interests, […]
Coastal States fail spectacularly to meet their own deadline to agree shares on Northeast Atlantic Mackerel. TIME’S UP! In December 2022, the Northeast Atlantic Coastal States announced they had set […]
How can weak EU marine action plans jump chasm from rhetoric to real change? Responding to the European Commission’s publication today of a package of EU Action Plans aimed at addressing the […]
Eminent UK salmon retailers step forward to highlight consequences of inaction on North East Atlantic blue whiting management. Since 2015, the North East Atlantic Coastal States have failed to reach […]
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