There is no choice but to make fishing sustainable; it is a need. Oceans and marine ecosystems around the world are under greater stress than ever before, caused by overfishing, illegal fishing, destruction of habitat, pollution, and climate change. Fish and seafood are a vital food source and livelihood for billions of people, but many […]
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Global wildlife summit approves shark protections
Panama City: Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade. Members of the requiem shark and the hammerhead shark families will now have their trade tightly controlled under the […]
China to pause squid fishing in Pacific, Atlantic breeding grounds
China has announced a temporary ban on its fishing fleet — the world’s biggest — from catching squid in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans after overfishing pushed populations to the brink of collapse. China reels in as much as 70 percent of the global squid catch, and its vessels sail as far as […]