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Hungry Oceans: What Happens When the Prey is Gone?
04/06/2010
According to conventional wisdom, small, fast-growing fish are impossible to overfish because their populations are so large and grow so quickly. Yet ...
Global patterns of marine turtle bycatch
06/04/2010
Fisheries bycatch is a primary driver of population declines in several species of marine megafauna (eg. elasmobranchs, mammals, seabirds, turtles). C ...
Fishing Opportunities for the European Community Fleet in the North East Atlantic for 2010: Stock Status Situation and Recommendations
14/12/2009
This report, published ahead of the EU Council of Agriculture meeting on 14 December 2009, summarises the conservation status of the most important co ...
The Race for Threatened Sharks: the Tragedy of Non-Managed Species
11/12/2009
This report, published ahead of the EU Fisheries Council at which annual TACs (total allowable catches) for spurdog, porbeagle sharks and certain ray ...
FMSP (Fisheries Management Science Programme, UK) Policy Briefs
01/10/2009
MRAG (Marine Rsources Assessment Group) have produced a series of 9 policy briefings each addressing a key area of sustainable fisheries and developme ...
Actions Taken by States and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations and Arrangements to Give Effect to Paragraphs 83 to 90 of General Assembly Resolution 61/105 of 8 December 2006 on Sustainable Fisheries
21/08/2009
This report follows the UN General Assembly resolution 61/105, in which the General Assembly requested States and RFMOs and other fisheries bodies to ...
Review of the Implementation of the Provisions of UN GA Resolution 61/105 Related to the Management of High Seas Bottom Fisheries
12/06/2009
This report assesses the actions taken in accordance with United Nations General Assembly (UN GA) resolution 61/105 adopted in December 2006, which ca ...
Dirty Fish: How EU Hygiene Standards Facilitate Illegal Fishing in West Africa
09/06/2009
This report claims that investigations by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) have demonstrated direct links between pirate fishing in the West ...
An Assessment of the Marine Turtle Products Trade in Viet Nam
23/05/2009
The authors of the report say that marine turtles are vanishing from Viet Nam's waters and illegal trade is largely to blame. Large marine turtle ...
Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: Impacts and Challenges for ACP Countries
29/04/2009
The 10th Brussels Development Briefing took place on 29th April 2009 (ACP Secretariat, Brussels). The Briefing reviewed the main economic, social and ...
Hungry Oceans: What Happens When the Prey is Gone?
02/03/2009
This report documents widespread malnutrition in commercial and recreational fish, marine mammals and seabirds because of the global depletion of the ...
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2008
02/03/2009
This issue of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture features some of the aspects of fisheries and aquaculture that may receive increasing atten ...
Estimating the Worldwide Extent of Illegal Fishing
26/02/2009
Illegal and unreported fishing contributes to overexploitation of fish stocks and is a hindrance to the recovery of fish populations and ecosystems. T ...
Healthier Oceans, Healthier Economies
02/02/2009
This report references recent research showing that subsidies create perverse incentives for continued fishing in the face of declining catches. The r ...
Reports of Side Event Meetings on Fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)
25/11/2008
This is the report of a side event organised on the 25th November 2008 in the context of the 16th ACP-UE Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) held in Po ...
Case Study on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing off the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
01/10/2008
The report includes a description of the Malaysian fisheries industry with detailed discussion on the States of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and east ...
Holland Shellfish: Strip Mining Mauritania's Seafloor
30/06/2008
In 2005, the Dutch government banned cockle dredging in the Wadden Sea. One of the companies affected, Holland Shellfish, with the support of the Dutc ...
Out of Balance: Industrial Fishing and the Threat to Our Ocean
21/05/2008
This report details the pivotal role Atlantic herring play in the ecosystem and economy of the New England coastal region, and charts the growth of th ...
Study and Analysis of the Status of IUU Fishing in the SADC Region and an Estimate of the Economic, Social and Biological Impacts
01/05/2008
The study explores and helps to quantify the magnitude and types of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing in the Southern African Developm ...
Case Study on the Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in the Sulawesi Sea
01/04/2008
This report provides an analysis of the nature and extent of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Sulawesi Sea, including their ec ...
In Dead Water: Merging of Climate Change with Pollution, Over-Harvest and Infestations in the World's Fishing Grounds
22/02/2008
According to this report, a deadly combination of climate change, over-fishing and pollution could cause the collapse of commercial fish stocks worldw ...
The Kilifi Declaration of Intent on the Unsustainable & Illegal Exploitation of African Oceans
19/12/2007
Unsustainable exploitation of marine resources in Africa’s oceans is occurring on a massive scale, causing the collapse of fisheries, the loss of ...
Behind the Faade: A Decade of Inaction on Non-Target Species in Southern Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
11/10/2007
This report exposes what the authors describe as ‘ten years of inaction‘ by the members of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern B ...
Fishery Status Reports 2006: Status of Fish Stocks Managed by the Australian Government (overview)
01/07/2007
This is the Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) Fisheries Status Report 2006. 97 fish stocks had been assessed, covering stocks managed solely by the Austr ...
Joint NGO Position on the EU Proposed Policy to Reduce Discards: Issues for EU Fishing Activities in Third Countries Waters
18/06/2007
This brief paper, produced jointly by European Environment and Development NGOs, comments on the European Commission’s proposal to reduce by-catc ...
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Resolutions May 2007
18/05/2007
This document is the resolution of the IOTC meeting in May 2007. The resolution aims to promote compliance by nationals of contracting parties and coo ...
The End of the Line? Global Threats to Sharks
01/05/2007
This report warns that sharks could be extinct within a generation unless people lose their appetite for shark fin soup. The Chinese account for more ...
Trading Away Our Oceans: Why Trade Liberalization of Fisheries must be Abandoned
18/01/2007
The authors claim this report shows the real and negative conservation and development impacts of trade liberalisation in fish and fishery products. F ...
Conservation Implications of Allocation under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
29/09/2006
This WWF-TRAFFIC report examines the allocation of fishing rights from a conservation perspective and identifies a range of negative conservation impa ...
Waypoint Online Newsletter September 2006
01/09/2006
This newsletter contains an article on the devastating impacts of illegal shark fishing on shark populations in Australian waters. ...
Scientific Report on Effort Reduction Measures in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fishery
22/08/2006
This report contains scientific evidence on the status of Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) tuna stocks, which suggests that Big Eye and Yellow ...
Pacific Tuna: Stolen Fish, Stolen Futures
01/08/2006
A Greenpeace media briefing on the fleets that they believe are destroying tuna stocks in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Pirates of the Pacific
01/08/2006
A Greenpeace media briefing on illegal fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. ...
Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Deep Waters and High Seas
16/06/2006
This overview report was prepared by the Regional Seas Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in cooperation with the World Con ...
The Plunder of Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean and East Atlantic in 2004 and 2005: Uncovering the Real Story
31/05/2006
WWF has been monitoring the rise of tuna farming activities in the Mediterranean since their beginning, particularly addressing how the rapid expansio ...
The Baltic Sea: A Roadmap to Recovery
01/04/2006
The Baltic Sea today is one of the most exploited and polluted seas in the world. This report describes the poor environmental state of the Baltic Sea ...
Murky Waters - Hauling in the Net on Europe‘s High Seas Bottom Trawling Fleet
03/03/2006
Documents the destructive activities of high seas bottom trawlers observed fishing in the North Atlantic by Greenpeace in 2004 and 2005.
Several o ...
Dragging the Life Out of the Deep-Sea: High Seas Bottom Trawling is Pirate Fishing
01/02/2006
The authors describe how ‘destructive, unfair and irresponsible fishers‘ are destroying the marine environment for future generations and ho ...
IUU Fishing on the High Seas: Impacts on Ecosystems and Future Science Needs
01/08/2005
Report on the extent of high seas IUU fishing and its ecological impact, methods for estimating these impacts, and future research needs. ...
Review of Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries: Synthesis Report
01/07/2005
Although there are quite a lot of studies of IUU fishing in high seas waters, there is currently a dearth of information on the economic and other imp ...
Review of Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries: Final Report
01/07/2005
A report examining the impacts of illegal fishing with particular focus on developing countries. This document is part of a project funded by the UK ...
Pirates & Profiteers: How Pirate Fishing Fleets are Robbing People and Oceans
01/01/2005
This report explores the global nature of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing: one of the most serious threats to the future of world fi ...
OECD Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities: Key Observations and Findings by the Workshop Chairs
20/04/2004
The objective of the workshop was to gather information and data on the extent of IUU fishing and identify the economic and social drivers to IUU fish ...
High Seas Bottom Trawl Fisheries and their Impacts on the Biodiversity of Vulnerable Deep-Sea Ecosystems: Options for International Action
01/01/2004
This report was prepared for IUCN - The World Conservation Union, the Natural Resources Defense Council, WWF International and Conservation Internatio ...
More Troubled Waters: Fishing, Pollution and FoCs
01/08/2002
This is s joint report by the International Confederation of Trade Unions, the Trade Union Advisory Committee, The International Transport Workers ...
International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries
01/01/1999
This document also includes:
- the IPOA for the Conservation and Management of Sharks.
- the IPOA for the Management of Fishing Capacity.
The I ...
8th International Forum on IUU fishing
11/02/2013
This is the 8th in a series of international forums on Illegal, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing held at Chatham House on 11-12 February 2013.
Unsustainable Fishing
13/11/2012
21st Century Challenges discussion series: How can we avoid the collapse of a resource that remains an essential part of food security and vital to th
6th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
13/01/2011
This is the 6th in a series of international forums on Illegal, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing held at Chatham House on 13-14 January 2011.
5th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
15/10/2009
The 5th in the series of international forums on IUU fishing was held at Chatham House on 15th-16th October 2009. Many topics were covered, including
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: 1st Chatham House Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
09/05/2006
The report of the 1st Chatham House update and stakeholder consultation meeting, held on 9 May 2006.
Alaska Oceans Program
The Alaska Oceans Program is an independent programme of the Alaska Conservation Foundation. The organsiation‘s mission is to protect and restore the diversity of the North Pacific’s ocean ecology, including fish, wildlife, and seabirds and their habitat, while providing for sustainable human uses. 
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Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC)
ASOC is a global coalition of environmental NGOs with more than 150 members in 40 countries. ASOC works to ensure that the Antarctic continent, its surrounding islands and the Southern Ocean continue as the world‘s last unspoilt wilderness. ASOC runs a Southern Ocean Fisheries Campaign to stop illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Antarctic Krill Conservation Project
The Antarctic Krill Conservation Project is a growing network of organizations working together to promote krill conservation. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation
Granting entity that provides funding support to conservation initiatives that contribute to healthy and sustainable wild Atlantic salmon in the Atlantic Provinces and Quebec. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
AIMS is a government body which conducts research into oceans and ecosystems, facilitates stewardship of marine resources, develops sustainable wealth creation opportunities and contributes to the discovery and development of new marine-based bioproducts. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Australian Marine Conservation Society
AMCS works with local communities to protect ocean life and habitats. The organisation lobbies governments and politicians, raises awareness amongst the public, supports marine research and works with conservationists and other stakeholders. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Blue Ventures
Blue Ventures coordinates expeditions consisting of scientists and volunteers, working hand-in-hand with local biologists, governmental departments, NGOs and local communities, to carry out research, environmental awareness and conservation programmes at threatened marine habitats around the world. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Center for Biological Diversity
The Center for Biological Diversity is a key endangered species advocate in North America. The Center works to secure a future for animals and plants hovering on the brink of extinction, and for the habitats they need to survive, using science, policy work, education and the law. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Conservation International Marine Portal
The CI Marine Portal is designed to increase capacity building; bridge information gaps; expand communication networks; develop and evolve marine fund-raising efforts; and serve as a springboard to other sites and resources of interest. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
A group of influential organisations working together to protect seamounts, cold-water corals and vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is calling on the United Nations General Assembly to secure a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling and protect these fragile and unique pockets of life in the deep seas before they are destroyed forever. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is a coalition of organisations working together to protect seamounts, cold-water corals and vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems. The Coalition is calling on the United Nations General Assembly to secure a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling and protect these fragile and unique pockets of life in the deep seas before they are destroyed forever. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
ECO, New Zealand
ECO (Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand) is an umbrella group of environment and conservation organisations in New Zealand. The website has information about ECO and its member groups as well as news of the environment in Aotearoa New Zealand. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
ECOCEAN
ECOCEAN Inc is a not-for-profit association in Australia working for the conservation of the unique marine environment. ECOCEAN works to generate public awareness for marine conservation issues. ECOCEAN also encourages and facilitates quality research to provide important information (data) to assist with ‘best practice‘ management for the future conservation of the marine ecosystem. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is an international campaigning organisation committed to investigating and exposing environmental crime. Since 1984, EIA has used pioneering investigative techniques all over the world to expose the impact of environmental crime and to seek lasting solutions. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
EUCC - The Coastal Union
EUCC - The Coastal Union promotes coastal conservation by bridging the gap between scientists, environmentalists, site managers, planners and policy makers, and is the largest network of coastal practitioners and experts in Europe. EUCC‘s mission is to promote coastal and marine management that integrates biodiversity conservation with development that sustains the integrity of landscapes, the cultural heritage and the social fabric of coasts taking into account the effects of climate change. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI)
FSPI is a network of South Pacific island non-governmental organisations and overseas affiliates working in partnership across the South Pacific. FSPI‘s Communities and Coasts Programme helps to promote self reliant coastal communities, securing their quality of life through sustainable and integrated resource management. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Galapagos Conservation Trust
The Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) is a UK registered charity set up to raise funds for, and awareness of, the conservation needs of the Galapagos Islands. GCT was launched in 1995 with the aim of conserving the ecosystems and biological diversity of the Galapagos archipelago. GCT works with the key institutions in Galapagos. It is affiliated to the international network of Friends of Galapagos organisations, which is also represented in the USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the Nordic Countries, and Spain. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands
This website provides information on global developments related to oceans, coasts, and small island developing States (SIDS), particularly activities aimed at achieving oceans-related targets from the World Summit on Sustainable Development and from the Millennium Development Goals through policy analyses, multi-stakeholder dialogues, working groups, roundtables, and other approaches. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Global Witness
Global Witness exposes the corrupt exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems, to drive campaigns that end impunity, resource-linked conflict, and human rights and environmental abuses. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Greenpeace
Major international environmental NGO. Click on the above link to go to Greenpeace‘s page detailing their ‘Defending Oceans‘ campaigns. Click here for Greenpeace‘s blacklist of IUU fishing vessels. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
ICSF is an international NGO working on issues of relevance to small-scale and artisanal fisheries and fishworkers, with a special focus on livelihoods concerns. You can sign up to a news alerts service on the site. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
ICES is the organisation that coordinates and promotes marine research in the North Atlantic. ICES works with an international community of over 1600 marine scientists from 19 member countries in Europe and North America. Scientists working through ICES gather information about the marine ecosystem. As well as filling gaps in existing knowledge, this information is also developed into unbiased, non-political advice. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Marine Conservation Society
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is a UK charity dedicated to caring for our seas, shores and wildlife. MCS campaigns for clean seas and beaches, sustainable fisheries, protection of marine life and habitats, and the sensitive use of marine resources. Through education, community involvement and collaboration, MCS raises awareness of the threats to the seas and promotes individual, industry and government action to protect the marine environment. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI)
MERI is a non-profit charitable organisation dedicated to scientific research and education on the impacts of pollution on marine life, and to protecting the health and biodiversity of the marine environment. MERI accomplishes its goals through multidisciplinary ecotoxicological research, research dissemination, environmental education, and international programmes. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
National Environmental Trust
The National Environmental Trust is a US-based non-profit, non-partisan organisation established in 1994 to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they affect health and quality of life. The link is for the Oeans and Marine Life front page. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich
NRI is a specialized Institute and School of the University of Greenwich, providing research, consultancy and education services worldwide, especially through the long-established international activities of NRI in the developing world on the sustainable management of natural and human resources. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was founded in 1977 with the aim of protecting and conserving marine mammals. The immediate goal was shutting down illegal whaling and sealing operations. Sea Shepherd is committed to the eradication of pirate whaling, poaching, shark finning, unlawful habitat destruction, and violations of established laws in the World‘s oceans. To that end, Sea Shepherd assists national and international bodies in the enforcement of international law under the authority of the United Nations World Charter for Nature. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
SeaWeb
SeaWeb is a communications-based nonprofit organisation, with offices in the US, France and the UK, that uses social marketing techniques to advance ocean conservation. SeaWeb works to raise public awareness, advance science-based solutions and mobilise decision-makers around ocean conservation. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Shark Alliance
The Shark Alliance is a new coalition of international non-governmental organizations dedicated to restoring and conserving shark populations by improving European fishing policy. The mission of the Shark Alliance is two-fold:
1. To close loopholes in European policy regarding the wasteful and unsustainable practice of shark finning;
2. To secure responsible, science-based shark fishing limits for long-term sustainability and ecosystem health. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Shark Trust
Established in 1997, the Shark Trust is a UK marine charity dedicated to promoting the study, management and conservation of sharks, skates, rays and chimeras (Elasmobranchs). The Trust works through a series of scientifically supported campaigns, research and education programmes, and strives to provide guidance, facilitate decisions, influence legislation and raise public awareness of the plight of these animals on both national and international scales. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Sharklife
Sharklife is a registered non-profit organisation, which addresses the alarming exploitation of both shark populations and ocean fisheries in South African waters. The organisation actively engage the urgent need for research and protection of many marine species. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
WorldFish Center
The WorldFish Center is an autonomous, non-profit organisation. It is one of 16 research centres of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), which is co-sponsored by the World Bank, FAO, UNDP and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The research centres' mission is to contribute to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries through research, partnership, capacity building, and policy support, so promoting sustainable agricultural development based on the environmentally sound management of natural resources. The WorldFish Center specialises in living aquatic resources. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
Worldwatch Institute
The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization that works for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society, in which the needs of all people are met without threatening the health of the natural environment or the well-being of future generations. Worldwatch provides analysis of critical global issues, and the complex interactions between people, nature, and economies. Worldwatch focuses on the underlying causes of and practical solutions to the world‘s problems, in order to inspire people to demand new policies, investment patterns, and lifestyle choices. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
WWF Bluefin Tuna mini-site
This mini-site has been set up by WWF to highlight the plight of the Atlantic bluefin tuna. The site has information on the fish and its habitats, management issues, reports and campaigns. Please click here to notify us if this link is broken
11/05/2011
Illegal fishing plans for Libyan waters
11/05/2011
Parliament approves international agreement to combat illegal fishing
22/03/2011
Poor infrastructure and overfishing 'hampering' tuna industry
14/03/2011
Shark’s Fin Comes Off Menu as Cruelty Campaign Sways U.K. Chefs
06/02/2011
Fishermen at Ankaful hold counter demonstrations against illegal fishing
31/01/2011
Fish demand reaches all-time high but global stocks still low – UN agency
28/01/2011
NGO warns of over-fishing of sea cucumbers, sharks and spondylus molluscs
12/01/2011
Italy and Others Cited for Illegal Fishing
05/01/2011
Canadian fisheries will thrive if they follow co-management model, researchers say
03/01/2011
Technology ‘solution’ to curb illegal fishing
03/01/2011
Sharks find sanctuary in tiny Palau
02/01/2011
Rising debts dog fishing families
01/01/2011
Dynamite fishing reported thriving in Tanga Region
08/12/2010
Palawan coral reef threatened by illegal fishing
04/12/2010
Artificial reefs to prevent illegal fishing
01/12/2010
Environmental group calls for worldwide boycott of bluefin tuna
05/11/2010
Tun’Up for Tuna: Put YOUR face on the fight for bluefin
13/09/2010
Keeping seafood sustainable
18/08/2010
Addressing illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean
16/08/2010
Purse seine fishing plummeting NZ tuna supply
10/06/2010
"Pirate fishing" takes root off West African coast
09/06/2010
Caviar poaching kills Russia's noble "Tsar fish"
08/06/2010
MPs and experts in talks to stop fish stocks' collapse
07/06/2010
The bluefin tuna wars: Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd step up tactics to save Critically Endangered species
06/06/2010
Green group to launch Mediterranean tuna 'blue rage'
05/06/2010
Greenpeace activist recovering from fishermen's hook injury
04/06/2010
Oceana calls for urgent protection of more marine areas to halt biodiversity loss and prevent the collapse of fishery resources
01/06/2010
Hooking the high seas' fishing 'pirates'
25/05/2010
UN fish stocks review opens with dire outlook
24/05/2010
Conference on saving world's fish stocks opens at UN headquarters
24/05/2010
Endangered status sought for bluefin tuna: species already imperiled by fishing now faces loss of Gulf spawning grounds to oil spill
21/05/2010
Oceana warns about the unprecedented loss of marine biodiversity
18/05/2010
UN says 8 bln dollar-investment in greening fisheries could raise catches
17/05/2010
Oceans' fish could disappear in 40 years: UN
06/05/2010
Seafood giant welcomes fish stocks survey
04/05/2010
'Profound' decline in fish stocks shown in UK records
26/04/2010
Dugong killed in 'illegal' nets
19/04/2010
Senator pushing to get vote on shark fin ban
12/04/2010
State of emergency for sharks: who will heed the SOS call?
12/04/2010
Pakistan becomes an unwitting contributor to “shark finning"
08/04/2010
Africa looks to fight piracy, illegal fishing and waste
08/04/2010
Watch out: Africa's newest threat is now fish grabbing
06/04/2010
Turtles killed 'in millions' by fishing gear
30/03/2010
Sub-regional cooperation needed for sustainable fisheries resources
24/03/2010
Illegal fishing in Guinea’s waters "Worst in the World"
19/03/2010
Annihilation of a fish
13/03/2010
More protection for sharks sought as slaughter continues
12/03/2010
Central American shrimp, lobster fast disappearing
11/03/2010
UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna
24/02/2010
Poachers raiding rich Barrier Reef zones
24/02/2010
Turtle center wants gill net rules enforced
22/02/2010
Foreign fishing activity threatening Papua's marine life
19/02/2010
Great whites more at risk than tigers
18/02/2010
International agreement to help protect sharks
08/02/2010
Illegal fishing kills 20,000 jobs
05/02/2010
Fisheries on the agenda at The World Seafood Summit, Paris, February 4th 2010
04/02/2010
Whales, dolphins and porpoises suffer dramatic declines from by-catch in fishing nets
23/01/2010
Sea Shepherd announces Mediterranean campaign for the bluefin tuna
19/01/2010
Use of banned nets poses threat
13/01/2010
"Illegal fishing method degrades our species" - Afsatu Kabba
06/01/2010
Hong Kong diners urged to boycott rare $175,000 tuna
05/01/2010
WWF welcomes new rules to stamp out illegal fishing activity
05/01/2010
NOAA proposes habitat protection for sea turtles
29/12/2009
Ten to watch in 2010
14/12/2009
Oceana urges the Council of Fisheries Ministers to eradicate overexploitation of our seas
13/12/2009
RP's lone double-barrier reef in poor state
12/12/2009
Excessive fishing poses danger to sharks
11/12/2009
Oceana urges Fisheries Ministers to end fishing for critically endangered sharks in 2010
11/12/2009
Officials thwart illegal fishing in Cameroon
11/12/2009
Mediterranean Sea holds hints at oceans' future: Changes are deeply affecting it
11/12/2009
Threat to Pacific tuna greater than ever: Key negotiations fail in Tahiti
10/12/2009
UN may curtail 400-year-old 'freedom of the seas'
06/12/2009
Missing sharks
04/12/2009
Pirate fishing causing global catastrophe
03/12/2009
A world without tuna? The world’s appetite for sushi is threatening to wipe out the ‘tigers of the sea.’
02/12/2009
Tigers, polar bears and blue fin tuna among the most threatened species in 2010, says World Wildlife Fund
28/11/2009
Ban reflects decline in stocks
27/11/2009
Shark wrangler Richard Fitzpatrick catches tiger by tail
21/11/2009
We're killing the oceans. Is it too late to save the seas that sustain us?
20/11/2009
Viets defy orders not to fish in no-go zone
20/11/2009
A good catch? The state of the world’s fisheries
11/11/2009
WEST AFRICA: Helping pirates to plunder the oceans
09/11/2009
Look to East Coast Pirates to see where this could lead
05/11/2009
Scandal of $1bn illegal fishing industry could destroy Africa’s fish stocks ‘within years’ unless urgent action is taken
23/10/2009
Talks to tackle troubled times for tuna
20/10/2009
Indian Ocean states set to declare war on illegal fishing
18/10/2009
Azerbaijan caviar protection bid
13/10/2009
Action needed to cure RI's environment
13/10/2009
Overfishing: Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?
09/10/2009
Protect the Atlantic bluefin tuna
06/10/2009
Tuna’s plight is a problem the world must solve
01/10/2009
New evidence of threats to Pacific tuna stocks
28/09/2009
Lay nets threaten Hawaii sea life
25/09/2009
Scientists seek ways to increase fish production
22/09/2009
Greenpeace: 'Best managed fishery a disaster'
03/09/2009
Taiwanese ships caught illegally transferring tuna
31/08/2009
UN officials push for creation of monitoring system for marine environment
21/08/2009
Practices that endanger fish stocks
14/08/2009
Illegal Chinese fishing fueling global conflict
11/08/2009
World's coral reefs continue to deteriorate
10/08/2009
Jaws of life
05/08/2009
Fishy fishing practices threaten the environment
27/07/2009
Kerry teams with cable channel to protect sharks
01/07/2009
Lebanon's struggling fishermen angling for a catch
08/06/2009
Pirate fishing causing eco disaster and killing communities, says report
08/06/2009
Ban warns of untold damage inflicted on seas, marking first World Oceans Day
01/06/2009
These are not the mariners of old but pirates who make bureaucrats blanch
25/05/2009
Most coral reefs off north coast damaged
16/05/2009
Illegal fishing, climate change real threats
13/05/2009
Greek dolphins to disappear without urgent steps: groups
10/05/2009
42 fishermen arrested for dynamite fishing
06/05/2009
'Sobering' decline of Caribbean's big fish, fisheries: overfishing deemed most likely cause
28/04/2009
Our marine life in peril
28/04/2009
No tuna, no salmon. No oysters, no skate. No cod and chips
25/04/2009
Don't let your tanks kill our reefs
23/04/2009
Illegal fishing destroys Menjangan coral reefs
21/04/2009
Marine turtles victims of Southeast Asian fishing nets, says WWF
15/04/2009
Lawsuit seeks gulf longline fishery closure for turtles' sake
09/04/2009
Shark-fin traders thrive in UAE
09/03/2009
Little scope of increasing fisheries output: FAO
05/03/2009
Dugong population under threat from commercial fishing
03/03/2009
Overfishing imperils ocean life, study says
02/03/2009
FAO releases new 'State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture' report
01/03/2009
New Oceana report shows depletion of prey fish may be starving the oceans
26/02/2009
Illegal fishing estimated at $10-24B per year
26/02/2009
Tanzania's fishing industry under threats
20/02/2009
Closing the net on illegal fishing
12/02/2009
Penguins marching into trouble
05/02/2009
Brussels wants EU governments to protect their sharks
05/02/2009
Orissa bans fishing near world's major sea turtles nestling grounds
04/02/2009
Predator in the soup: Shark populations plunge as a result of traditional Asian delicacy
04/02/2009
Plenty of blame for collapsing fish stocks
04/02/2009
World's major fishing nations failing on sustainability: Scientists grade 53 major fishing nations on how they comply with UN's voluntary code of conduct
02/02/2009
New report stresses environmental urgency for reaching WTO agreement
13/01/2009
Conservation groups demand immediate protection for sea turtles jeopardized by commercial bottom longline fishing off Florida's west coast
09/12/2008
Sea turtle conservation measures lack teeth
30/11/2008
Reef latest target for illegal fishers
26/11/2008
Illegal fishing threatens sea biota
24/11/2008
Time to stamp out illegal dynamite fishing
23/11/2008
Greenpeace calls for Orissa's effective marine resources management
21/11/2008
Urgent action on international coral reef crisis urged
14/11/2008
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
12/11/2008
Last chance for the oceans?
10/11/2008
Quarter of Northeast Atlantic sharks and rays threatened with extinction
10/11/2008
To save the Southern polar environment - dump the Antarctic Treaty
07/11/2008
Overfishing threatens European bluefin tuna
06/11/2008
Soup driving sharks to extinction
06/11/2008
Sharks in trouble after nations fail to create sustainable management programs
05/11/2008
Prohibition imminent on commercial turtle harvesting
03/11/2008
Rising Asian shark fin demand hits stocks: report
23/10/2008
US govt pledges 40 million dollars to preserve Asia reefs
29/09/2008
NAFO stalls on protecting the high seas from bottom trawling
10/09/2008
Over-fishing, not climate change, is greatest danger to world's oceans
08/09/2008
U.N. guidelines to protect fragile sea species
08/09/2008
Fight on against by-catch as ocean life dwindles
08/09/2008
Small-scale fisheries are "best hope" for sustainability in developing world
05/09/2008
Group dismayed over rampant catch of turtles
04/09/2008
100 Hawksbill turtles die in latest Filipino poaching incident
03/09/2008
Hakkasan drops its famed £40 shark fin soup over ethics
03/09/2008
Blast fishing and bad agriculture destroy coral reefs
29/08/2008
12 shark pups die in illegal gill net
29/08/2008
Fishing community outraged by dead hammerhead pups
28/08/2008
Pirate for the Sea looks at a man few can be
27/08/2008
Protection zones not helping reefs, study finds
25/08/2008
Extinction of the baiji a 'wake-up call' to conserve vaquita and other cetaceans
25/08/2008
New fish population of Mediterranean
22/08/2008
Mexico invests 16 million dollars to save sea cow
21/08/2008
Illegal blast fishing' rampant in Nicaragua's Pacific
21/08/2008
Marine turtle protection plan underway
20/08/2008
Turtles threatened by development and harmful fishing, warns UN agency
18/08/2008
Forgive us for fishermen have sinned: Group seeks divine intervention to save endangered marine grasslands
18/08/2008
Saving the "Amazon of the Seas"
14/08/2008
Fishing must be controlled: Editor's comment
14/08/2008
High fuel costs to 'kill off' Japanese whaling
14/08/2008
Sharks plunge into hot water: Deep-sea predators threatened by bowls of Chinese soup
13/08/2008
Government bans prawn fishing in Indian Ocean
13/08/2008
Government gearing up to stem illegalities in territorial waters
13/08/2008
Thieving by big fishing vessels ends
12/08/2008
Mixed fortunes for world's whales
12/08/2008
Activists drop rocks on German seabed to stop fishing
08/08/2008
Orissa High Court seeks report on Olive turtles
08/08/2008
Isla del Coco to get added protection
03/08/2008
Gill nets decimate reef fish
27/07/2008
Taiwan accuses Chinese fishermen of wrecking coral reefs
17/07/2008
Navy Seals protect fishing ground
14/07/2008
Local fishermen help police arrest illegal trawler
11/07/2008
Editorial: Move to control unregulated fishing commendable
11/07/2008
Zubiri vows to help develop ecotourism in S. Negros
07/07/2008
Dar gets tough on illegal fishing
07/07/2008
Report sounds warning on U.S. and Pacific coral reefs
30/06/2008
Six shark species [on] threatened species list
29/06/2008
Managing fish stocks
26/06/2008
Belgium. Commissioner Borg promises to support the sustainability of the fishing sector
26/06/2008
Environmental NGOs respond to EU Fisheries council
25/06/2008
Rogue fishermen cause mayhem at sea
20/06/2008
Feds tighten shark quotas, finning rules
20/06/2008
US in shark conservation move
18/06/2008
Oceana calls for "immediate" halt to fuel subsidies for "lose-lose" fisheries
15/06/2008
Battle for the oceans
04/06/2008
Illegal fishing - MEPs debate EU wide regulation to fight it
03/06/2008
Nineteen illegal Guyanese fishermen arrested in Suriname waters
02/06/2008
Overfishing turning sea-beds into wastelands, warns food journalist
01/06/2008
Big-time fishing scares dolphins
28/05/2008
Paua industry applauds the capture of crime ring
28/05/2008
Caribbean nations plan marine parks to aid economy
27/05/2008
No time to procrastinate
27/05/2008
WWF: Vast bounty at risk from under protected oceans
24/05/2008
Pag-Asa coral reefs in decline, say scientists
23/05/2008
Say "non" to fuel subsidies
21/05/2008
Industrial herring trawlers threaten New England's coastal waters
18/05/2008
US shrimp lobby at it again!
18/05/2008
Ireland to hunt nightmare fishing nets in north Atlantic
15/05/2008
ICSF releases new information resources on marine protected areas
11/05/2008
How non-compliance hurts
07/05/2008
Greenpeace confiscates "wall of death" net in the Med
05/05/2008
NAFO "must take action to protect vulnerable marine life"
26/04/2008
Lisa heads for Pacific to save tuna
21/04/2008
Asia Dive Expo: Christine Ward-Paige reveals shocking new statistics on shark depletion
20/04/2008
Time's running out for tuna (updated)
11/04/2008
Warmer seas, over-fishing spell disaster for oceans: scientists
10/04/2008
Corruption in Africa's marine fisheries
10/04/2008
Women's Institutes call for ban on bottom trawling
04/04/2008
The turtle story
30/03/2008
Managing and maintaining our coral reefs
28/03/2008
Campaign to prevent albatross bycatch stepped up
24/03/2008
All about: global fishing
22/03/2008
Sharks are in N.B. waters
19/03/2008
Reduce turtle deaths by 20%, Greenpeace tells Orissa
19/03/2008
Thousands of turtles die in Orissa
18/03/2008
Tiny Mexican porpoise near extinct from fish nets
06/03/2008
Lethal whale "research" programmes produce meat, not answers says WWF
03/03/2008
New 'red list' seeks to stave off global seafood collapse
02/03/2008
Green sawfish listed as vulnerable
29/02/2008
Illegal fishermen pose disease threat: AMA
25/02/2008
Turtle toll blame on govt: environmentalist wants mortality check
25/02/2008
Marine fishing ban puts fishermen in trouble
22/02/2008
Reduce turtle mortalities, Greenpeace asks Orissa
21/02/2008
Orissa should curb turtle deaths: Greenpeace
21/02/2008
Sharkwater - we can stop shark fin trade
20/02/2008
Bottom trawling impacts on ocean clearly visible from space
18/02/2008
Sharks disappearing as fin chopping rises - expert
18/02/2008
Sharks get the fin end of the wedge
18/02/2008
Hammerhead shark joins the red list of globally endangered
17/02/2008
Trawler threat to turtles, fishermen
14/02/2008
Map shows toll on world's oceans
12/02/2008
Swimming with sharks (one man's unfashionable crusade)
12/02/2008
New guide to reducing bycatch goes online
12/02/2008
Kenya: alarm bells after death of tens of sea turtles in a month
06/02/2008
Coast Guard steps up vigil for sea turtles
05/02/2008
Fishermen from 30 countries to employ new methods to avoid snaring endangered seabirds
05/02/2008
Shark fin soup contributes to worldwide population decline
03/02/2008
Police help sought for turtle protection
02/02/2008
Ridley death riddle for experts - carcasses found by people for animals at Devi
28/01/2008
28 turtles die in fishermen's nets
22/01/2008
Rising death of olive ridley turtles in Orissa
19/01/2008
Steaming in the Southern Ocean
19/01/2008
Rare coral reefs plundered for fish tanks
17/01/2008
Endangered sea turtles found dead in Bangladesh
14/01/2008
Greenpeace 'heads off whale ship'
14/01/2008
Chinese turtle smuggler pleads guilty to US court
10/01/2008
30 'finned' sharks washed up on New Zealand beach'
05/01/2008
Climate change exposes secret treasure
27/12/2007
Scientists see poaching risk at coral reef
18/12/2007
Dugongs killed in illegal nets
13/12/2007
Options for EU shark plan revealed
05/12/2007
Just when you thought it was safe
05/12/2007
EU fish policy: More holes than a trawlerman‘s net
29/11/2007
Shark tale: Hey waiter, what’s in my soup?
27/11/2007
Australia leads fight to save gentle marine giant
26/11/2007
Top commentator attacks EU ‘fishing crime‘
25/11/2007
Fishing quotas are an ecological catastrophe
23/11/2007
Fisheries producing small, less fertile fish
21/11/2007
Jaws in the Med? Not for much longer, scientists warn
18/11/2007
Antarctica, the new hot real estate
16/11/2007
Med sharks and rays threatened by extinction
15/11/2007
Mediterranean is most perilous place on Earth for sharks: IUCN
10/11/2007
Navotas confiscates 2,000 kilos of illegally caught fish
09/11/2007
‘Stop illegal fishing, save coral reefs‘
09/11/2007
Turtles are dying in Bahrain every day
02/11/2007
An eye-opening look at endangered sharks
26/10/2007
Fears Pacific tuna stocks in trouble
25/10/2007
Letter from Sea Shepherd: Galapagos in deep trouble
24/10/2007
Bo Derek: We all must battle wildlife traffickers
24/10/2007
Global panel on oceans needed, say marine experts
23/10/2007
Sharks heading for extinction
23/10/2007
No progress in protecting southern bluefin tuna, say NGOs
23/10/2007
Ocean life fading: what can be done?
19/10/2007
Antarctic Marine Living Resources delegates demand crack down on pirate fishing havens
17/10/2007
The livelihoods of Pakistani fishermen are under threat from commercial trawlers
11/10/2007
Tuna fishing fleets a danger to wildlife in the Pacifc
11/10/2007
Tuna fishing fleets in the Pacific pose danger to wildlife at sea
10/10/2007
Bo Derek wants animal trafficking to stop
08/10/2007
Experts: demand for ‘greener fish’ is unrealistic
05/10/2007
From killer to cuddly: shark fans look to turn the tide
02/10/2007
Turtles unlimited
30/09/2007
Calls to save Australia’s sharks
30/09/2007
The amazing albatrosses
24/09/2007
Conservation group calls for stronger deep ocean protection measures
24/09/2007
NZ: South Pacific regional fishing progress pleasing
22/09/2007
Kaua‘i seabird now a California star
20/09/2007
New report calls for more marine reserves
17/09/2007
Conservationists launch battle of the Coral Sea
16/09/2007
Is it the end of the line for the albatross?
14/09/2007
Coral situation alarms conservationists
10/09/2007
Concern over illegal turtle fishing
10/09/2007
Illegal fishing drum nets killing native turtles
07/09/2007
Fish-dumping charges in east coast hoki fishery
04/09/2007
Coral reef in Bangka Belitung damaged
28/08/2007
Antarctic - new regulations support the conservation of toothfish and seals
27/08/2007
New protected areas to be set for humpback dolphins
23/08/2007
Illegal fishing threatens Australia with bird flu
15/08/2007
Chips are down for South Africa’s sharks
13/08/2007
Chilean seabass blacklisted in the US as a “health risk”
13/08/2007
New research shows destruction caused by bottom trawling, says Greenpeace
13/08/2007
Sea Shepherd crew stops illegal fishing in the Galapagos in longline seizure and sea cucumber raid
07/08/2007
Ecologists hit out at Ecuador for legalising shark fin sales
06/08/2007
Atlantic bluefin going way of northern cod
05/08/2007
Canada counts its sharks but is fishery viable?
27/07/2007
Transparency and sustainability in fisheries
24/07/2007
Man dies of wounds after trying to use dynamite to fish near Sidon harbor
23/07/2007
Keep swordfish off the menu
23/07/2007
Galapagos shark endangered by Ecuadoran decree: group
20/07/2007
New rules offer increased protection for marine species
19/07/2007
World Wildlife Fund president describes fisheries crisis
19/07/2007
Indonesian waters open to poaching, looting
19/07/2007
Sharks face increased threat due to fin soup - report
18/07/2007
Gore‘s message loses bite
15/07/2007
SA‘s heritage slipping away
13/07/2007
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission concludes meeting
13/07/2007
New DNA identification techniques help protect sharks from finning
13/07/2007
Shark fin scandal: shark leaves a bitter taste
12/07/2007
Borg presented with dolphin bycatch petition
11/07/2007
Basking shark found dead in illegal drift net
11/07/2007
Report urges consumers not to order swordfish
11/07/2007
Pirates and Plunder: why swordfish is off the menu this summer
09/07/2007
Kenya: country petitions WTO on fish subsidies
06/07/2007
Shark fin fiasco
05/07/2007
Illegal fishing depletes stocks
05/07/2007
NOAA partners with US Fish and Wildlife Service to help sharks keep their fins
04/07/2007
20% of Australian-managed fisheries still in the red
04/07/2007
$220m Securing our Fishing Future package delivers on promise to tackle over-fishing
27/06/2007
Bluefin must feature at ICCAT in Istanbul, says WWF
27/06/2007
Poaching feeds and bleeds Russian Kamchatka
25/06/2007
More species overfished in US in 2006 - report
22/06/2007
Oceana identifies 84 Italian driftnetters during its 2007 campaign
22/06/2007
Greater conservation for European protected species
22/06/2007
The great Mediterranean tuna massacre
21/06/2007
Mediterranean countries fail again to protect bluefin tuna
20/06/2007
Mixed fortunes as ban on trawling stays in force
20/06/2007
Sea Shepherd Galapagos sting results in seizure of over 18,000 shark fins
18/06/2007
Asian fishing communities suffer as fish stocks in region decline
18/06/2007
Chinese face trial in Indonesia for turtle poaching
15/06/2007
Total ban will not turn abalone tide
13/06/2007
Caribbean turtles said threatened by catches, trade
13/06/2007
Bad news for the albatross
12/06/2007
UK asks European Commission to stop dolphin and turtle slaughter in Mediterranean
11/06/2007
EU restricts bluefin tuna fishing, approves plan to save eels
08/06/2007
Waiter, there’s a shark fin in my soup!
08/06/2007
Raw deal for tuna stocks
08/06/2007
Troubled waters for sharks on World Oceans Day
06/06/2007
Nasome sounds marine threat
06/06/2007
South Africa: shutdown on the cards to save perlemoen
01/06/2007
Sharks: Hunted for fins
01/06/2007
Fight against illegal wildlife trade to dominate CITES meeting
01/06/2007
Trade of elephants, whales, tigers and sharks to be voted on at CITES
29/05/2007
Kadavu council will work with Greenpeace on marine reserve
28/05/2007
Post-tsunami, UN body redefines coastal livelihood
25/05/2007
New agency established to protect marine life
25/05/2007
Tipaza: fishermen sound the alarm, explosives threaten fish
23/05/2007
Total launches artificial reef project in Bataan
23/05/2007
Oceana fishery research vessel attacked by fleet of French driftnetters
21/05/2007
Indonesia protects marine areas
19/05/2007
Call to ban shark finning at sea
18/05/2007
Poor Indian fishermen threaten to kill rare sharks
17/05/2007
Azerbaijan: sturgeon poachers out of control
17/05/2007
Soaring shark fin demand driving extinction threat: report
16/05/2007
Greenpeace demands the immediate closure of the bluefin tuna fishery
15/05/2007
Greenpeace calls for immediate halt to bluefin tuna fishing
14/05/2007
Penguins killed in fishing net
08/05/2007
Environment group slams EU nations over failure to reduce bluefin tuna catches
08/05/2007
Rule changes make trawling tougher
08/05/2007
Fisheries: FAO wants pro-poor policy criteria for designing policies in developing nations
05/05/2007
Nations seek end to trawling seas
05/05/2007
S Pacific to stop bottom-trawling
04/05/2007
U.S. Senators call for worldwide ban on destructive fishing subsidies
03/05/2007
EU must "halve" fishing to save tuna
01/05/2007
Greenpeace calls on governments meeting in Chile to protect the high seas
25/04/2007
Workshop focuses on tuna stocks
25/04/2007
Greenpeace offers media tour of Brussels show
24/04/2007
Greenpeace causes stir at Brussels exhibition
23/04/2007
DNA testing reveals continued, illegal trade in fins of endangered basking sharks
12/04/2007
The cradle of evolution: Under siege and under threat
11/04/2007
Galapagos Islands ‘facing crisis‘
08/04/2007
Despite reigning at the top of their food chain, sharks are still in trouble, ecologically
08/04/2007
Big bucks to eat rare reef fish
03/04/2007
Sharks deserve the conservation status we give to the giant panda
31/03/2007
Turtle poachers apprehended in Malaysia
29/03/2007
Environmental group calls on EU to halve catches of threatened bluefin tuna
28/03/2007
A recipe for ending illegal fishing in the Baltic Sea
28/03/2007
Commission proposes to end waste of fisheries resources
28/03/2007
Cautious welcome for discard move
27/03/2007
Japan holds ocean conference as threat mounts for sushi addicts
26/03/2007
The Indonesian fisheries crisis
21/03/2007
Court holds firm on limiting waste of fish
15/03/2007
Illegal dynamite fishing threatens HK waters - WWF
15/03/2007
1800 Olive Ridley Turtle carcasses found on Orissa shores
14/03/2007
Visayas reefs to be conserved
14/03/2007
Food and Agriculture Organisation priorities
10/03/2007
Efforts at protecting Tubbataha
09/03/2007
Sharks hunted to extinction in the Mediterranean
08/03/2007
Green funds plea for House
08/03/2007
Namibia: world fish stocks dangerously depleted, Nam in danger area
07/03/2007
Rs 11 crore for ending turtle-human conflict: Greenpeace
05/03/2007
Whale protections proposed for Strait of Gibraltar
01/03/2007
WWF calls for protection of Antarctic ecosystem
01/03/2007
WWF to push for protection of the Ross Sea
01/03/2007
UN-backed body to discuss new measures to protect endangered species
22/02/2007
Scientists add shark species to endangered list
16/02/2007
Responsible consumption
13/02/2007
Wildlife organisation urges Chinese to avoid endangered seafood
13/02/2007
Nearly all Australians worried about fish
09/02/2007
Greens bid to halt Australia's bluefin tuna fishery defeated
09/02/2007
Foreigners depleting fish stocks, warns marine lobby
08/02/2007
Wildlife group urges guilt-free Chinese new year
08/02/2007
Endangered sea turtles die in Bangladesh
05/02/2007
UN ecology agency calls for better global management to prevent collapse of fish stocks
01/02/2007
Tuna fisheries management fails, says WWF
26/01/2007
International meeting in Japan aims at conserving world‘s dwindling tuna stocks
26/01/2007
Tuna groups tackle overfishing
26/01/2007
Governments fail to stop tuna plunder
24/01/2007
Unprecedented Japan summit aims to save world‘s threatened tuna stocks
24/01/2007
Live-fish market grows, stripping reefs
22/01/2007
Tuna stocks sink – manage it right or lose it!
22/01/2007
Don‘t can albatrosses, warns BirdLife at global tuna summit
22/01/2007
Tuna on the endangered list
16/01/2007
New measures to protect Mediterranean fish stocks
16/01/2007
16-30 artificial coral reefs to be set up in Tayabas Bay
15/01/2007
The rape of Tubbataha Reef
15/01/2007
The systematic rape of our marine resources
13/01/2007
Poaching now ‘organized crime‘
07/01/2007
Fin hunters
06/01/2007
Olive Ridley presrvation hits coastal fishermen in Orissa
02/01/2007
The nature conservancy extending its program coverage
27/12/2006
Marine reflections: returning to point zero
24/12/2006
Endangered cod falls victim to EU blunder
23/12/2006
Excessive trawling wiping out many species of fish
23/12/2006
Operation Leviathan: flagship Farley Mowat heading to the Antarctic to defend whales
22/12/2006
EU initiative strengthens drive to sustainable fishing in Western and Central Pacific
19/12/2006
Call for environmentally-friendly fisheries
15/12/2006
Quota cuts could slice into Japan tuna feasts
13/12/2006
The European Commission has proposed to reopen the wasteful deep-sea gillnet fishery of the Northeast Atlantic
12/12/2006
World governments adopt sustainable fisheries resolution
11/12/2006
SMS service to help with choice of fish
11/12/2006
109th Congress passes last minute environmental bills
10/12/2006
End of the line
07/12/2006
Sharks fighting for life
05/12/2006
United States makes push for bluefin tuna recovery
28/11/2006
Young's publish ten sustainable fishing pledges
28/11/2006
Half the world‘s penguin species marching towards extinction: conservation group seeks protection
28/11/2006
Sea Shepherd calls for worldwide commercial fishing ban
27/11/2006
Sounding the death knell for bluefin tuna in the Med
25/11/2006
One shot at for illegal fishing in Orissa
25/11/2006
Fishing nations foil bottom trawling ban
23/11/2006
Deep sea protection frozen by Iceland, says Greenpeace
23/11/2006
Eco-labeling Seychelles fish
22/11/2006
European Commission welcomes successful outcome of November Fisheries Council
21/11/2006
Dynamite fishing writer provokes furore in Zanzibar
21/11/2006
Pink dolphin population tumbles off Taiwan
20/11/2006
Marshall Islands says stronger UN support needed
14/11/2006
Fish gone … no fishin’ today
14/11/2006
Spain, Portugal, France and Poland turn their backs on fisheries management and support depleting deep-sea fish stocks
13/11/2006
Uganda: WB warns on environment
11/11/2006
Hylton talks tough on illegal fishing
11/11/2006
Japan to host first meeting of 5 tuna conservation bodies next year
09/11/2006
Environmental groups sue to end bluefin tuna fishing in Gulf
07/11/2006
A ‘sea ethic’
07/11/2006
Are fish OK?
07/11/2006
Global fisheries collapse to hit Africa first
07/11/2006
Conscientious seafood buyers could reverse "widespread destruction" of fisheries
07/11/2006
Conservationists welcome decision to halt shark fishing off Antarctica
07/11/2006
Retailers must act responsibly says Prince of Wales
07/11/2006
Success combating illegal fishing
06/11/2006
District bears fruits of foresight
06/11/2006
Sharks to get EU protection as stocks ebb, imperiling ecosystem
06/11/2006
Oceana demands response to fisheries collapse from European governments and shipowners
03/11/2006
Antarctic poaching
03/11/2006
UK ‘must shield fishing industry‘
03/11/2006
Greenpeace calls for global fish rescue plan
03/11/2006
WWF urges governments and industry to act urgently on world‘s ocean crisis
03/11/2006
Ecosystems may collapse
02/11/2006
Mapping the Southern Ocean
02/11/2006
Statement from the Pew Charitable Trusts on ‘Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services‘ report in the Journal Science
30/10/2006
Galapagos marine patrols gain speed on seafaring outlaws; WWF overhauls boat to protect Galapagos marine life
26/10/2006
More sharks than estimated killed for fin soup - study
25/10/2006
Pacific leads the way in bottom trawling
25/10/2006
EU has written off Baltic Sea cod, says WWF
20/10/2006
Pirates, vacuum-fishing threaten Antarctic waters
20/10/2006
World Heritage island in Australia threatened by rabbits and rats
19/10/2006
Namibia: Fisheries‘ closure sparks new fears
18/10/2006
If cod is so scarce, why can I still buy it?
18/10/2006
‘Let fishing nations pay $400M‘
17/10/2006
Last bastion of hope
10/10/2006
Scientists pool resources to look at illegal fishing impact on sharks
06/10/2006
Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishing spiralling out of control
06/10/2006
Canada will not join call for bottom-trawling ban in international waters
05/10/2006
Government urged to save threatened ‘British‘ albatrosses breeding on South Atlantic islands
04/10/2006
US targets destructive ocean-fishing practices
03/10/2006
Bush seeks ban on destructive fishing
03/10/2006
Fin trade kills 73 million sharks annually
02/10/2006
Commercial fishing devastates Europe’s oceans – WWF
28/09/2006
European Parliament votes against serious threat to shark populations
26/09/2006
Shark slaughter: 73 million killed each year
14/09/2006
Sushi fashion hits tuna stocks hard
11/09/2006
Illegal fishing empties Russian sea
06/09/2006
New report calls for reforms to avert oceans crisis; legislation‘s focus on species vs. ecosystem fails to protect marine life
05/09/2006
Stop robbing the Pacific people
02/09/2006
Protect the Kakadu of the deep
30/08/2006
New worry voiced over shark conservation
16/08/2006
Illegal dolphin hunting figures disputed
15/08/2006
Whales will be like tuna
15/08/2006
Sea Shepherd ‘Leviathan‘ to challenge Japanese Whaling
08/08/2006
Champagne and caviar?
07/08/2006
Scotland closing net on illegal fishers
04/08/2006
Minister hints at shark fishing ban
04/08/2006
Live fish trade threatens coral reefs
03/08/2006
Chinese consumer key to saving world‘s sharks
03/08/2006
Ghana: NGO pushes for stiffer fisheries laws
02/08/2006
Chlorine used to eradicate exotic marine pest
26/07/2006
Concerns over bluefin tuna / Report asks Japan to check origins of its fish imports
26/07/2006
Managing Taiwan‘s whale shark trade
24/07/2006
EU trawlers get fishing rights off Africa for £350m
24/07/2006
Fact on illegal fishing revealed outskirts Baku
21/07/2006
Probe of illegal fishing nets captain, crewman
19/07/2006
Tuna crisis
18/07/2006
Namibia: scientists discuss marine conservation
17/07/2006
Artificial reef to be created off coast
17/07/2006
Life at sea still difficult and dangerous, says Apostleship of the Sea
17/07/2006
Tuna near extinction in Mediterranean
16/07/2006
Fishing depletes Mediterranean tuna, conservationists say
16/07/2006
Napoleon fish threatened with its Waterloo
14/07/2006
Oceana asks the Italian Fisheries Minister to finally make the European ban on driftnets effective
13/07/2006
Azerbaijan sturgeon fishermen defy CITES ban
13/07/2006
Trevi fountain ‘netted‘
13/07/2006
Chiefs say Harper government ignores court rulings over native fishing rights
12/07/2006
Chilean sea bass story is a good read and warning
12/07/2006
Mediterranean Sea: illegal driftnets continue to kill whales and dolphins says Greenpeace
06/07/2006
Great risk of tuna overfishing, group warns
05/07/2006
Close it or lose it: Bluefin tuna fishery ravaged by illegal fishing
05/07/2006
Illegal fishing hits tuna stocks
04/07/2006
Sri Lankan reefs in a struggle for survival
28/06/2006
Danger in boats burn-off
28/06/2006
Appeal for calm in crayfish issue
28/06/2006
Marine management is all at sea
28/06/2006
Oceana reports dozens of illegal Italian driftnetters fishing in the Thyrrenian Sea
27/06/2006
Only 2% of world‘s coral reefs properly protected, says study
26/06/2006
Pirates of the Mediterranean - rogue fishermen threaten Greenpeace ship
25/06/2006
Fins for sale
23/06/2006
Greenpeace rounds up ‘wall of death‘ fishing nets in the Mediterranean Sea
23/06/2006
Marine biologists sound alarm for coral reefs, coastal seas
21/06/2006
African nations battle ‘pirate‘ fishers for shrinking resources
19/06/2006
French initiative harmful to Antigua & Barbuda
18/06/2006
Oceans in deep trouble as damage mounts
17/06/2006
Time running out to curb effects of deep sea pollution, warns UN
16/06/2006
UN: Ocean fishing outstrips conservation
16/06/2006
Avoiding deep trouble in the deep seas
16/06/2006
Report urges action to protect world‘s oceans
16/06/2006
Conserving the world‘s largest reef fish
15/06/2006
Environmental group accuses the EU of blocking a regulation that will prevent illegal fishing
15/06/2006
Greenpeace says make 40 pct of Med fishing-free
15/06/2006
Greenpeace and Grillo join forces
13/06/2006
India‘s Andamans in "losing battle" with poachers
11/06/2006
Lebanon: Local fishermen face poverty, pollution, foreign navies
08/06/2006
Five accused of stunning fish
07/06/2006
Herring catches should be halved, say scientists
07/06/2006
Illegal fishing at ‘crisis point‘
06/06/2006
Deep sea bottom trawling
04/06/2006
Illegal fishing killing C. Visayas marine life
01/06/2006
Sustainable traps boost lobster conservation in Central America
30/05/2006
No consensus for moratorium on bottom trawling
29/05/2006
African fisheries to benefit from $240m kitty
28/05/2006
Review conference says poor nations need more help to regulate migratory fish stocks
27/05/2006
Poachers exploit porous borders
27/05/2006
Visayan Sea close season plan tackled
26/05/2006
Governments urged to act on IUU
26/05/2006
UN conference backs crackdown on illegal fishing
24/05/2006
Abetz urges cooperation in illegal fishing fight
24/05/2006
Fishing piracy killing off Mediterranean tuna, says new Greenpeace report
23/05/2006
Federal-state row erupts over illegal fishing
23/05/2006
UN aims to protect world‘s fishing stocks
23/05/2006
Greenpeace hit at high seas fishing piracy
23/05/2006
Environmentalists urge global ban on fishing trawlers
23/05/2006
EU seeks clear responsibilities in halting biodiversity loss
22/05/2006
New investment initiative aims to improve fisheries management and reduce poverty in Africa
22/05/2006
Winn-Dixie pleads guilty to illegal possession of spiny lobster
22/05/2006
Countries call for wider support for UN agreement to curtail high-seas overfishing
22/05/2006
Wildlife watchdog urges enforcing fish limits
20/05/2006
Deep-sea fish ‘plundered‘ to extinction by trawling
19/05/2006
World fish stocks facing grim future: report
19/05/2006
Deep-sea fish stocks ‘plundered‘
16/05/2006
Govt moves to prevent disease spread through illegal fishing boats
08/05/2006
Palau: Marine Protection Act extended
08/05/2006
Red List highlights threat to our oceans
08/05/2006
Fight the pirates - an appeal for action against the global fish robbers
05/05/2006
US Coral Reef Task Force announces new conservation initiatives aimed at reducing illegal aquarium trade in reef fish
03/05/2006
New toothfish season begins in South Georgia
02/05/2006
Biodiversity loss on the increase
21/04/2006
Concern over use of explosives for fishing in Kerala, India
19/04/2006
38th SEAFDEC Council proves ‘crucial‘
14/04/2006
Government not off the hook for cod recovery plan: WWF
11/04/2006
Patrolling intensified in coastal waters
10/04/2006
2,000 dead Olive Ridley turtles wash up on Orissa’s shores
10/04/2006
European trawlers threaten Mauritania‘s fishermen
09/04/2006
Sharks vanish from State‘s coast
08/04/2006
Roperos: Our depleted seas
07/04/2006
Claims over abandoned illegal nets
07/04/2006
Trawlers continue to decimate Olive Ridley turtles in Orissa, India
07/04/2006
Gangs loot coast
05/04/2006
Greenpeace sounds alert over Indian turtle deaths
04/04/2006
Illegal trawling kills thousands of endangered sea turtles on India’s coasts
03/04/2006
Greenpeace to start campaign against projects harming turtles
03/04/2006
Central city tightens regulations on illegal trawl net fishing
03/04/2006
Greenpeace recreates Turtle Graveyard in Orissa capital: Forest department confesses inability to protect endangered species
31/03/2006
Greenpeace calls the Summit for Life on Earth a failure
31/03/2006
Integrated management plan ready
31/03/2006
Ross Sea Strategy adopted
31/03/2006
Illegal fishing destroys Maro’s protected marine ecosystem
31/03/2006
International cooperation weak on ocean fisheries
29/03/2006
Report shows pelagic prospects unclear
29/03/2006
Island nation creates third largest marine park
28/03/2006
Home of world’s largest fish is overfished, says WWF study
27/03/2006
Fish stocks threatened by dumped nets
27/03/2006
Fisheries sector in a whirlpool
23/03/2006
Rest for the Visayan Sea
20/03/2006
174 foreign vessels netted for illegal fishing
20/03/2006
At UN meeting, countries call for strengthening treaty to curb overfishing
16/03/2006
"Roving bandits" depleting fisheries, experts say
15/03/2006
Tsunami bad, man worse on coral reefs, study finds
11/03/2006
Trawler fleet poses threat to survival of Indian turtle
09/03/2006
Skyrocketing fish prices in Hadramout
09/03/2006
Lobster fishermen badly hit by trawlers
09/03/2006
Somalia: Fishermen appeal for help over foreign fishing ships
04/03/2006
Illegal fishing worth $9bn a year, says report
04/03/2006
Air ‘force‘ to help net illegal fishermen
03/03/2006
Murky waters: Greenpeace exposes the European countries responsible for deep-sea destruction
28/02/2006
Authorities must stop illegal fishing
25/02/2006
Poached fish; keeping foreign fishing vessels out
22/02/2006
UN General Assembly Working Group calls for halt in illegal and destructive fishing in high seas
16/02/2006
Hooked on fishing and we‘re heading for the bottom
13/02/2006
UN sea turtle recommendations ignored by fisheries commissions
09/02/2006
Nature fund focuses on South Africa fish stocks
03/01/2006
Caviar exporters urged to strengthen controls and promote sustainable fishing
03/01/2006
International caviar trade banned
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Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs): BirdLife Review
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Mamy Andriantsoa
I am The Director of Fisheries and Halieutic Resources in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in Madagascar ...
Peter Eade
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Mr Paul Knapman
I have worked on IUU fishing related issues in the UK, Canada and the Baltic. I have been a Fisheries Officer, a Senior Fisheries Policy Advisor to a ...
Frank Meere
I have particular expertise in analysing and developing practical policy and administrative approaches to tackle IUU fishing and extensive fisheries m ...
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Dr. As Tianbao Qin
Law Professor, to teach and research in the fields of environmental and resources law, biodiversity law, international law, etc. ...