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Suspending mackerel and spring herring fishing in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence will impact the fishing industry on many levels.
One of the oldest industries, fishing, is entering the world of advanced analytics and data-driven planning. With oceans under stress and key fish stocks dwindling, can precision fishing help?
Technology and regulation have solved some issues with bycatch. To reduce damage to marine life further, we can harness the skills of our best fishers.
Forming tightly woven populations, these bush-like corals offer a refuge to a myriad of marine species.
A tin of tuna is significantly cheaper than many types of fresh meat or fish. But how much can you eat before you need to worry about mercury?
Every gun and bullet sold in the U.S. generates excise taxes to support conservation. But Americans are buying guns now for different reasons than in the past – and increasingly, not for hunting.
Water is central to adapting to climate change, but very few of the strategies put in place to respond to water hazards or ensure its availability have been evaluated.
It involves a trade-off between seafood production and seabed conservation.
To a group of hungry killer whales, a longline fishing boat looks like an all-you-can-eat buffet.
The social, ecological and governance objectives of marine protected areas need to be understood to enhance benefits to both people and the environment.
No country has a higher diversity of sharks than Australia. That means we have a special responsibility to protect them.
Idyllic destinations have been seen a calamitous drop in income since the pandemic.
Years of bitter words and dodgy use of history eventually became the foundations of the modern law of the sea.
Nearly all species of sharks and rays are captured in fishing operations. But research shows that fishing quotas and closing some areas to fishing can help rebuild threatened populations.
Ecolabelled seafood fetches higher prices in supermarkets, giving retailers and producers the incentive to up their sustainability game.
Efforts to combat illegal fishing and fisheries crime must recognise the relationship between the sector and maritime security.
Eating fish is good for the planet, say a set of new reports.
The giant sea bass fishery collapsed long ago in the US, but that didn’t mean the species was endangered. New research shows these iconic fish have been thriving south of the border.
Traditional ecological and cultural wisdom was embraced and valued, enhancing Western scientific knowledge of a beautiful, fragile marine area.
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology, Swansea University
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Associate professor, Director, Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University
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Chief Scientist, Heriot-Watt University
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Professor & Director, Marine Futures Lab, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor & ARC Future Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence, Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Associate Professor, University of Wollongong
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Senior Principal Research Scientist - Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University
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Senior Lecturer in Marine Ecosystem Management, University of York
