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A new tool called EcoCast helps fishermen in the West Coast figure out where it’s best to fish that day.
The New South Wales government has turned its back on plans to create sanctuary zones covering 2.4% of waters around Sydney, despite evidence that these ‘no-take’ areas are crucial for protecting fish.
A recent summit in Ottawa on what’s known as agroecology has shown that more equitable and sustainable methods of producing food are not only possible, they’re beginning to spread around the world.
Urgent measures need to be adopted to prevent corruption linked to illegal fishing activity in and around Lake Victoria.
Confrontation between French and British scallop fishers is a warning about the resource conflicts of the future.
Neither country’s fishing fleet has come out of this well.
What would you do if you saw a fisher breaking the law? Would you report the offender to the police? Confront them? Or would you do nothing? These choices affect the future of marine protected areas.
The world has some 500 million square kilometres of ocean. But just 55 million square kilometres remain untouched by intensive human activities such as fishing.
The seafood industry is a major contributor to modern slavery.
India’s hump-backed mahseer is one of the world’s most prized game fish, yet it was a scientific enigma.
Australia’s oceans are warming faster than the global average, and fish are moving south as a result.
It’s possible the white spot virus is now endemic in Australia - in other countries where it has broken out, it has never been eradicated.
Seagrass meadows play a significant role in supporting world fishery productivity.
Rather than becoming an independent coastal state and being able to form its own fisheries policy, the UK’s fishing industry remains beholden to EU rules.
The tale of the snow crab bears witness to the how the complexities of climate change and fights over fishing rights play out.
Artisanal fishers in Sri Lanka are throwing away more marine species than they keep.
Information about the threats facing Lake Victoria and how they’re perceived are crucial to reverse the damage that’s been done.
Sustainable fisheries tick all the boxes. They can fill your belly and your wallet, and generate less CO2 than conventional agriculture. So why is some integral funding for marine fisheries falling?
An expert reviews the research for and against the use of electric pulse trawlers.
Top contributors
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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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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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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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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
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Senior Lecturer Environmental Marine Science, University of Hull
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
