Illegally caught 'dirty' fish threatens local fishermen, consumer health and the future of the world's fisheries. The EJF's Pirate Fishing Campaign is tackling the problem head on
… Campaigning against pirate fishing Laura Sevier | 22nd June 2009 Activism … Environmental Justice Foundation EJF Pirate Fishing Illegal Fishing illegal-trawler-off-sierra-.jpg …
Fish from the high seas are too valuable to be eaten, as they lessen climate change through the carbon they carry down to the ocean depths. The carbon benefits are worth $150 billion every year - almost ten times the value of high seas fish landings.
… Stop fishing the high seas, say scientists, for … News Network | 21st June 2014 News Oceans Fishing Carbon Climate Change Food … biodiversity and sequester carbon: stop all fishing, they say, on the high seas. The high …
Consumers are concerned about the environmental impact of meat - but reaching for fish as a 'lower emissions' alternative is an environmental catastrophe.
… 17th April 2020 Comment Fish Environment Overfishing Ecosystems Climate Change Sustainable … Marine Conservation Oceans Plastic Pollution Fishing Industry Sustainable Meat Climate … And Veganism 170313-ag-starshrimperxxvfishing-03589-2-cut.jpg Consumers are …
Melting ice and climate collapse threaten Finland's lakes and the ancient, sustainable fishing traditions associated with them.
… 2020 News Finland Climate Change Water Lakes Fishing Arctic Melting Ice International … Finland's lakes and the ancient, sustainable fishing traditions associated with them. Finland is the home of rich fishing cultures that are dependent on proper …
Seaspiracy, the latest Netflix documentary exposing the impact of our food systems, is making a splash.
… Seaspiracy: Closing the net on industrial fishing Tim Thorpe | 1st April 2021 | Comment Fishing Industrial Fishing Climate Change Documentary Oceans …
Ice melt in the Arctic Ocean is opening up previously untouched areas to industrial fishing fleets using ecologically risky bottom trawling methods, writes Joe Sandler Clarke. Ecosystems supporting walruses, polar bears, puffins and other sea birds could be stripped bare.
… | 3rd March 2016 News Marine Environment Fishing Climate Change Arctic fishing trawler making its way across the … up previously untouched areas to industrial fishing fleets using ecologically risky bottom …
Support from UK supermarkets to phase out tuna caught with damaging fishing gear could make the Western Pacific tuna the world's first sustainable industrial fishery
… to phase out tuna caught with damaging fishing gear could make the Western Pacific … fish caught with a particularly destructive fishing gear. At the same time Pacific … going out of fashion... The controversial fishing gear at the centre of this story are …
The UK has joined growing European support for Atlantic Bluefin tuna to be declared an endangered species to prevent collapse
… for an international ban on the commercial fishing of Atlantic Bluefin tuna. UK … less than 15 per cent of their pre-industrial fishing size. Japanese trade It is estimated … has led to a proliferation of purse seiner fishing vessels in Europe, which use bag-like …
Show the government you support the creation of a marine conservation network to protect the UK's threatened sea life
… The government's historic give-away of public fishing quotas has created an unregulated … in high-end retail INVESTIGATION How pirate fishing fuels human exodus from Africa to Europe Illegal fishing to feed European demand for seafood is …
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?
… News Natural World Coral Reefs Climate Change Fishing Fisheries Marine Protected Areas … - rising temperatures, ocean acidity, fishing practices... But can clever management … its growth in check, are removed due to overfishing. Scientists from Exeter University …
British diners could unwittingly be supporting Iceland's whale hunt as a major UK fish wholesaler continues to source seafood from an Icelandic company linked to the killing of endangered fin whales
… from HB Grandi, one of Iceland's biggest fishing companies. HB Grandi's facilities have …
On the Kazakh side of the Aral Sea, water levels are rising, and fishing communities are being rebuilt. The future of the South Aral Sea, bordering on Uzbekistan, is still in doubt. Matilda Lee reports from Aral City
… of the Aral Sea, water levels are rising, and fishing communities are being rebuilt. The … the father of fishermen, recently returned to fishing after years as a 'businessman'. Fish … from Kazakhstan HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Fishing and the environment: why the two are …
Conservation efforts towards protecting migrating bird habitats in Europe may be doomed to failure unless we tackle climate change and protect Africa's coastlines
… that pattern is being repeated across Europe. Fishing problems The waters off the Banc … another struggle for survival – that of fish. Fishing is a hugely important industry for … says ‘there would be a crisis in the Spanish fishing industry’. This would also affect …
Alaska's long-standing wild salmon-fishing industry could be under threat from large-scale mining development
… Alaska's long-standing wild salmon-fishing industry could be under threat from … and today also support a healthy sustainable fishing industry that is critical to the … Alaska's subsistence, commercial and sport fishing interests, the Alaska Intertribal …
Previous studies have focused on the impact of acidification on coral reefs but not other marine organisms
… but not other marine organisms Commercial fishing in the northern hemisphere will be … MAKE A DIFFERENCE Campaigning against pirate fishing Illegally caught 'dirty' fish … of the world's fisheries. The EJF's Pirate Fishing Campaign is tackling the problem head …
Climate change has species on the move, with major consequences for biodiversity and human communities write TERO MUSTONEN and HANNIBAL RHOADES. Building resilience has never been more important and Indigenous Peoples are showing the way
… who rely on subsistence herding, hunting and fishing activities for their physical, … They have also begun to adapt their own fishing practices and encourage other local … salmon season, rather than three and shifting fishing practices to focus on other species …
The Antarctic treaty is 60 years old: rising emissions are the main reason why there is nothing to celebrate this anniversary.
… hidden social justice issues, but the Fishing industry as well. Since 2017 the … however, smaller vessels such as yachts and fishing vessels in general are exempt from the … and as such could easily demand that fishing vessels comply with stricter rules in …
There has been a significant reduction in the killing of seals in Scotland but the Seal Protection Action Group needs your help in ending the killings altogether
… are killed to protect salmon farms and other fishing interests. The Saving Scotland's Seals … towards the 'indiscriminate shooting by fishing interests'. The Scottish Government … Our oceans are suffering from chronic overfishing - but are fish farms any better for …
The migrations of wild salmon over thousands of kilometres are an enduring mystery, writes Chris Todd - as are the reasons for a steep and alarming decline in salmon weight, fat and overall condition.
… warms Chris Todd | 8th February 2014 Comment Fishing Climate Change Natural World …
The return of blue shell mussels to the Artic after a 2,000 year absence, plus the arrival of mackerel are just two signs of a changing climate as JAMES SIMPSON discovers when he joins the scientists and fishermen on a research vessel off the coast of Svalbard
… | 12th May 2017 Comment Climate Change Artic Fishing & Fisheries Research fulmar gulls - … come to see how the Norwegians are managing fishing in the face of some huge changes … change. The melting Arctic has opened-up new fishing grounds for Norwegian trawlers. As the …
Reporting from the frontline of environmental activism, Andrew Wasley takes a closer look at those who fight the abuse of marine environments.
… Andrew Wasley | 1st June 2009 Activism Overfishing Oceans Fish Andre Wasley Greenpeace … the world to investigate the impact of overfishing, concluding that blame for the crisis … of fish stocks, illegal ‘pirate’ fishing and destructive trawling to …
Ukraine's Priazovskii National Park epitomises the problems faced by the world's natural areas, writes Dimiter Kenarov, as it contends with inadequate funding, rising sea levels, dried-out rivers, industrial pollution and illegal hunting. And that's not to mention the war. But the staff battle on: 'If we don't do this, then who will?'
… often exceeding 10 times that of other fishing areas. Today, however, the Azov is a … severely reduced or already extinct. Overfishing (much of it involving illegal … this shallow, fragile sea. There is no viable fishing industry anymore. Protecting nature - …
With some climate predictions warning that river water temperatures will exceed safe thresholds for river fish, the Keep Rivers Cool (KRC) campaign is calling for more riverside tree planting.
Why we need to keep rivers cool with riverside tree planting The Ecologist | 10th August 2016 News Rivers Fish Campaigning Climate Change keeping rivers cool edwardparker69.jpg With some climate …