Last summer was the worst for drownings in a decade, with some groups tragically overrepresented. Community groups are urging a change of approach to water safety education.
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Countries have voted to limit the international shark trade, but this fails to account for the diversity in fishing contexts around the world.
Fining and jailing Indonesian fishers taking shark fin is a knee-jerk solution. As long as sharks keep vanishing and demand for shark fin soup remains high, illegal fishing will continue.
South Africa’s policies need to do more to protect vulnerable and marginalised small-scale fishers and fishing communities.
The warming observed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is causing upheaval in the balance of the species living there. That is having direct repercussions on the commercial fishing sector.
Standard marine protected areas with fixed boundaries can’t effectively shelter these ocean nomads.
Every year, it’s estimated as many as 24,000 fishers die in fishing vessel accidents. That’s more than 10 times more lives claimed than on merchant ships, carrying cargo or passengers. Why?
A mass die-off of crustaceans occurred on England’s north-east coast last autumn – the government’s explanation of the cause is unlikely to be true.
Facing human threats, Mumbai’s Koli community are taking risk reduction into their own hands – other vulnerable coastal settlements should take note.
Each year, enough fishing line to circle the Earth 18 times is lost at sea. This not only harms marine life, but also the livelihoods of fishers worldwide.
Mega infrastructure projects entrench existing inequalities when they ignore the economic realities of vulnerable groups.
Community plays have become a way for the stories and experiences of slavery survivors to be told and understood in Jamestown, Accra.
Ghana’s maritime economy faces significant challenges in becoming viable.
The Vaal River, which serves more than 11 million people, is considerably polluted with microplastics.
Zebra and quagga mussels entered the Great Lakes in large ships’ ballast water. Now, local boaters and anglers are spreading them into the southern and western US.
There is a need for better innovations and policies to help improve the fisheries sector in this region.
Puerto Rico’s tourism industry is booming as nations lift COVID-19 travel restrictions, but development is displacing people who have lived along its coastlines for years.
As nations pledge to preserve swaths of ocean within their territorial waters, a marine scientist explains why some marine protected areas shelter ocean life more effectively than others.
Creating opportunities to meaningfully engage women in governance and decision-making is necessary to achieve gender equality in small-scale fisheries.
Cleaning up the Great Lakes was a big job when the US and Canada undertook it in 1972. Today it’s far more challenging.
Principais colaboradores
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor of Marine Biology and Conservation, Bournemouth University
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Associate professor in marine biology, Swansea University
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Senior research fellow, Marine Biological Association
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Researcher in Ecosystem Dynamics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Chief Scientist, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate professor, Singapore Management University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Governance, UCL
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University
