World Oceans Day celebrated around the world

Campaigners around the world celebrate World Oceans Day today, June 8. Events are organized to raise people’s awareness of the [...]

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Removing subsidies makes fisheries more profitable

Fisheries become more profitable when subsidies are removed, scientists conclude in a new study. Using a well known ecosystem model, [...]

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Oil platforms in the North Sea harm fish

Fish living near offshore oil platforms are just as sick as fish in highly polluted areas close to point sources [...]

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UN report calls attention to organized crime in the fishing industry

This week, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a report about criminal activities in the fishing [...]

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WTO talks focus on fisheries subsidies ban

In a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting last week, a group of countries took a firm position against fisheries subsidies. [...]

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New study: There is hope for the Baltic Sea cod

The Baltic Sea is not trapped in a “cod hostile” state. Stocks can recover if fishing effort is reduced, scientists [...]

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How the UN wants to make fisheries more profitable and sustainable

22 February. “Greening” the fisheries sector would increase the added value to the world economy with US$ 50 billion a [...]

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New study highlights alarming decline of predator fish

Over the past 100 years, large predator fish such as cod, tuna and groupers have declined by two-thirds, according to [...]

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Reuters: Researchers warn Arctic fishing under-reported. 4 February

The amount of fish caught in the Arctic has been dramatically under-reported for decades, making the northern ocean environment appear [...]

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Global Arab Network: Morocco, Russia to cement partnership in fisheries sector. 30 January

A fecha de hoy (31 de enero), aún no está claro si la UE y Marruecos renovarán su acuerdo pesquero. [...]

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