The UK Government claims that three million square kilometres of ocean is 'protected' in Overseas Territories, while still permitting commercial fishing.
Fishy business in the 'blue belt' William Nicolle | 26th November 2019 News Science & Systems Fishing Trawler Commercial Fishing Industrial Fishing Marine Conservation MPA …
Aerial surveillance is a proven and effective technique in tackling wildlife crime, writes Elizabeth Claire Alberts - so the arrival on the scene of a new wildlife organization dedicated to providing air reconnaissance services to frontline environmental defenders couldn't come too soon.
… Elizabeth Claire Alberts | 6th February 2015 Activism Natural World Technology Fishing …
A Pacific island paradise 340 miles from Costa Rica's coast should be the ideal place for marine conservation, write Julia Baum & Easton R. White. But while its waters are indeed teeming with life, steep population declines in key shark and ray species show that stronger protection is badly needed.
Shark-counting divers off Costa Rica show marine reserves need active protection Julia Baum Easton R. White | 24th April 2014 Comment Oceans Pacific Cost Rica Fishing Protected Areas Natural World …
Activists close almost 50 square miles of the Dogger Bank protected area in the North Sea to all destructive bottom trawling.
Greenpeace activists protect Dogger Bank Marianne Brooker | 23rd September 2020 | News Food And Farming Greenpeace Dogger Bank Fishing Greenpeace activists Activists close almost 50 square miles of …
As European fish stocks decline rapidly the EU’s industrial fishing fleets are increasingly moving into foreign waters and taking away the livelihoods of local fishermen and communities
Illegal European fishing contributing to poverty and piracy in Africa The Ecologist | 20th April 2011 News Fish Piracy Natural World Fishing 7574.jpg Illegal fishing and the decline of African fish …
Coral reefs are under threat from all quarters - rising temperatures, ocean acidity, fishing practices... But can clever management of certain fish species help the reefs to recover their former glory?
Can algae-eating fish save our coral reefs? Anna Taylor | 15th June 2010 News Natural World Coral Reefs Climate Change Fishing Fisheries Marine Protected Areas parrotfish.jpg Coral reefs are under …
Scotland's network of marine reserves doubled in area today with the designation of 30 new marine reserves. The move has been welcomed by green groups who have long campaigned on the issue - but they warn: this is where the real work begins.
Victory - 30 new marine reserves for Scotland The Ecologist | 25th July 2014 News UK Scotland Oceans Fishing Regulation Politics trinchesia_caerulea_jim_anderson-cut.jpg Scotland's network of marine …
International judges today condemned China's great 'water grab' of the South China Sea - not least for its destruction of over 100 sq.km of pristine coral reefs, dredged and ground up to build artificial islands, and the ransacking of their wildlife, from endangered sea turtles to giant clams.
China condemned for massive coral reef destruction Oliver Tickell | 12th July 2016 News Oceans Conservation China Fishing Coral Law Philippines scc-fb.jpg International judges today condemned China's …
The 'vaquita', a small porpoise limited to a small area of Mexico's Gulf of California, is on the brink of extinction, writes Willie Mackenzie - its numbers reduced to around 100. But it's not too late to save it, by expanding a protected area and providing alternative livelihoods for local fishermen.
Scientists are praising the discovery of new species and rare dolphins in the Mekong region, but overfishing and dams loom to disrupt habitats writes NOSMOT GBADAMOSI in this special Ecologist report
Ecologist Special Report: The battle for the ‘mother of rivers' Nosmot Gbadamosi | 22nd May 2017 News Mekong River Fishing Hydropower Indigenous People thomascristofoletti_fish.jpg Scientists are …
The rapid deterioration of the world's oceans and the life they contain calls for a breakthrough in their governance, writes Deborah Wright. The seas must be protected, respected and policed as the common heritage of all mankind, and of all generations present and future.
Conserving the Great Blue - a new Law of the Sea to protect our oceans Deborah Wright | 11th February 2015 Comment Oceans Law Commons Fishing Un kelpforest noaa-cut.jpg The rapid deterioration of the …
What's the solution to the over-exploitation of fish on the high seas, outside territorial boundaries? Ban it altogether, argues Reg Watson. It would make little difference to the total fish catch, poor coastal countries would reap huge benefits, and the fishing fleet's fuel burn would be slashed. The main losers? Rapacious industrial factory-fishers.
A 'Friend of the Sea' Dutch-owned trawler certified to supply 'sustainably caught' shrimp to the US and EU was arrested in Liberia after operating in an an area reserved for artisanal fishers, writes Peter Hammarstedt. The vessel, which had no licence and lacked the turtle excluders required by law, was discovered by the crew of Sea Shepherd's 'Bob Barker' in a joint mission with the Liberian Coast Guard to clamp down on rampant illegal fishing.
… Hammarstedt Sea Shepherd | 26th May 2017 Activism Oceans Fishing Regulation Liberia USA …
Trawlers in an MSC-certified 'sustainable' lobster fishery producing have been caught in the act of using illegally modified nets to target valuable cod. The MSC has been notified but considers the evidence insufficient to act, so the lobsters still carry the MSC label.
Illegal Swedish fishery is 'certified sustainable' The Ecologist | 6th February 2015 News Fishing Oceans Sweden Regulation lobster_cod_article-cut.jpg Trawlers in an MSC-certified 'sustainable' …
The first year of Sea Shepherd's campaign to close down illegal fishing operations in the Southern Ocean, dubbed 'Operation Icefish' has already led to the detention of two 'bandit' fishing vessels while a third is under pursuit.
Fishing bandits arrested in Sea Shepherd's 'Operation Icefish' The Ecologist | 31st March 2015 News Oceans Fishing Law bob-barker-sea-shepherd-cut.jpg The first year of Sea Shepherd's campaign to …
Northern Ireland shows just how much we need the EU's laws protecting nature, writes Andy Atkins - and for the Government to enforce them. The province's wonderful natural heritage is at risk from aggressive and often unlawful developments. And the EU nature laws are essential for us to fight off a host of threats - among them sand dredging, gold mining, road-building and over-fishing.
… Northern Ireland Andy Atkins | 26th June 2015 Activism Law Natural World Fishing Mining EU …
Study finds large chunk of almost £4 billion in subsidy payments has been used to increase fleet capacity in Europe and 'exacerbate' the problem of overfishing
EU subsidies linked to overfishing The Ecologist | 31st March 2010 News Fishing Natural World bluefintuna1.jpg EU subsidies have been used to fund controversial thonaille netting fleets that target …
Ghost nets - nylon fishing nets abandoned in the ocean - are the sea life killers that keep on killing. Roisin Woolnough reports on the Healthy Seas initiative to transform the ghost nets into useful products from socks and swimwear to carpet tiles.
With its crystal clear spring water lake, countless outdoor activities and acres of woodland to explore, Cornish Tipi Holidays is the ideal setting in which to get reacquainted with nature, says Tom Watts
Review: Cornish Tipi Holidays Tom Watts | 6th October 2011 Ethical Living Camping Glamping Tipis Cornwall Padstow Rick Stein Fishing Green Travel tipi2.jpg With its crystal clear spring water lake, …
Marine conservation is usually expressed in austere and negative terms, writes Alasdair Harris, with strict quotas and exclusion zones. But the truth is the exact opposite: it's about working with natural ecosystems to unlock their productive potential, creating sustainable wealth and abundance for fishing communities while enhancing marine biodiversity.
… in Madagascar Alasdair Harris | 12th May 2015 Activism Fishing Ecology Madagascar Fishing …
Levels of neurotoxic mercury in Yellowfin tuna are rising at almost 4% per year, and will soon reach a point where the fish are officially unsafe to eat, writes Paul Drevnick. And after decades of debate, there's no longer any doubt where the mercury comes from: humans. Industrial sources like coal burning are mainly to blame, and it's high time we put a stop to it.
Mercury - thanks to our pollution, tuna will soon be unsafe for human consumption Paul Drevnick | 18th February 2015 News Oceans Pollutions Fishing Science navajo-coal-power-station-cut.jpg What goes …
New figures show that three quarters of the sharks caught by Western Australia's shark baiting were undersize. All the more reason to halt the program, writes Elizabeth Claire Alberts - and to end similar programs elsewhere in Australia
Australia's shark baiting - cruel, dangerous, ineffective Elizabeth Claire Alberts | 20th February 2014 News Oceans Natural World Fishing Politics shark-bloody-release.png New figures show that three …