New assessment method reveals many fish stocks are in urgent need of sustainable management
The new method revealed that several fish stocks across oceans are far below internationally agreed minimum levels and in urgent need of sustainable management.
Popular fish in China would increase in value if caught with larger meshes
Fish that are highly valued by Chinese consumers, such as largehead hairtail, would grow in value and in amounts caught if industrial fisheries increased the mesh size of their nets
Theory explains biological reasons that force fish to move poleward as climate change heats up the ocean
Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory, known as GOLT, explains the biological reasons that force fish to move poleward when the waters heat-up due to climate change
New technology allows fleets to double fishing capacity — and deplete fish stocks faster
Mechanisms such as GPS, fishfinders, echo-sounders or acoustic cameras, has led to an average 2% yearly increase in boats’ capacity to capture fish
Q&A with Daniel Pauly of Sea Around Us
For World Oceans Day 2019, we sat down with Dr. Pauly and ask him a little bit about Sea Around Us and what he hopes to achieve with his work.
Official stats mask almost all species of shark and ray caught in the Mediterranean and Black seas
97% of the sharks and rays caught and brought to market domestically are not reported by species.
Carbon dioxide emissions from global fisheries larger than previously thought
Emissions from the fuel burnt by fishing boats are 30% higher than previously reported
Most female fish grow bigger than the males
In over 80% of fish species, the females, including those known as ‘big old fecund females,’ or BOFFS, grow bigger than the males.
Fishing companies lose millions of dollars every year and they don’t know it
Companies could have increased their profits substantially had they allowed fish stocks to rebuild and then fished them sustainably.
Modern slavery promotes overfishing
Labour abuses, including modern slavery, are ‘hidden subsidies’ that allow distant-water fishing fleets to remain profitable and promote overfishing