Larval black sea bass, an important commercial species along the US Atlantic coast.
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Fish can’t read maps, and their eggs and larvae drift across national boundaries. Recent research shows that local problems in one fishery can affect others across wide areas.
An Atlantic cod on ice. Cod fisheries in the North Sea and Irish Sea are declining due to overfishing and climate change.
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As the oceans warm, fish are moving to stay in temperature zones where they have evolved to live. This is helping some species, hurting others and causing a net reduction in potential catch.
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South Africa’s annual sardine run is occurring increasingly late, and there have been instances where it doesn’t happen at all. Here’s why.
Though they’re protected worldwide, great white sharks encounter longline fishing vessels in half of their range.
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Even the remote open ocean offers no escape from industrial fishing for sharks.
A fisherman carries a yellowfin tuna to be weighed and sold in Mindanao, Philippines in 2013.
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Earth-orbiting satellites and AI tools can track fishing vessels around the world.
A juvenile Plectropomus leopardus from the Whitsundays.
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Strictly enforced no-take marine areas benefit everyone, from the fish to fishers.
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They swim, they eat, they multiply.
A heavily fished lake could mean you go home empty handed.
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The fish at your favourite lake may be outsmarting you.
Only about 411 North Atlantic right whales exist, so every animal lost is a blow to the species’ chance of surviving.
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North Atlantic right whales are headed toward a traumatic extinction, but could rebound if humans can get out of their way.
Fish fences are typically positioned on tropical seagrass meadows, which are important ecosystems for fish communities and the health of neighbouring habitats.
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To ensure overall biodiversity, the intensity and impact of small-scale fisheries’ methods needs far more attention.
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The current system drives social injustice and environmental destruction, a new approach to address both is called for.
Marine parks are good for fish - especially if they’re in the right areas.
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With strategic planning, the marine protected area network could be a third smaller, cost half as much, and still meet the international target of protecting 10% of every ecosystem.
Recreational fishers adjacent to an established marine park in NSW.
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The overwhelming majority of recreational fishers support no-fishing marine sanctuaries.
Cage farming is when fish are raised and harvested in a netted enclosure.
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With proper regulation, Lake Victoria’s fisheries could increase production without damaging wild stocks or the environment.
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Hazardous professions including agriculture and heavy engineering are already having to find ways to adapt.
Hull Peninsula and part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
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A few decades ago Boston Harbor was one of the nation’s dirtiest water bodies. Now, healthier fish in the harbor underscore that a multibillion-dollar cleanup has succeeded.
Mallard pair at the at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Much of the money for wildlife conservation in the United States comes from taxes and fees paid by sportsmen. But as fewer Americans take up hunting, wildlife managers need other funding sources.
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Beginning on Saturday, West Australia’s short, intense abalone season will be open for a total of four hours.
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The ongoing Brexit negotiations have provided no certainty or clarity to the industry.
Gansbaai, a popular town in the Western Cape, South Africa, is battling illegal poaching.
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Breaking the cycle of illegal abalone poaching in South Africa is going to be tough, but not impossible.