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Industrial fleets operating in the Indian Ocean turn off monitoring systems, fail reporting obligations

Industrial fleets operating in the Indian Ocean turn off monitoring systems, fail reporting obligations

Industrial fleets from top fishing countries operating in the Indian Ocean and targeting export-market species such as tuna and squid are likely to disable monitoring systems to fish more than allowed and evade authorities

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Dirk Zeller, fishing vessels, Indian Ocean, industrial fishing, Sea Around Us, tuna

As fishing effort grows, catches decline in the Mozambique Channel region

As fishing effort grows, catches decline in the Mozambique Channel region

Researchers found that effective small-scale fishing effort in the entire Mozambique Channel region grew slowly but steadily from around 386,000 kWdays in 1950 to around 23 million kWdays by 2016, with Mozambique and Madagascar dominating the upward trend.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, East Africa, fisheries management, marine catches, Research, Sea Around Us, small-scale fisheries

A few missing fish: US West Coast recreational and discarded catches

A few missing fish: US West Coast recreational and discarded catches

United States of America lacks international reporting of recreational catches and fish discarded at sea, which may hinder proper ecosystem-based management efforts

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Dirk Zeller, fisheries management, marine catches, Research, salmon, Sea Around Us

Small-scale fisheries can back food security efforts in Arabian sea countries

Small-scale fisheries can back food security efforts in Arabian sea countries

Countries surrounding the Arabian Sea should empower well-managed artisanal and subsistence fisheries to back food security efforts, a new Sea Around Us study suggests.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Deng Palomares, Dirk Zeller, fish stocks, food security, Middle East, Research, Sea Around Us, small-scale fisheries

Treating fish as a public health asset can strengthen food security in lower-income countries

Treating fish as a public health asset can strengthen food security in lower-income countries

The food and nutrient security of billions of people worldwide depend on fish being treated as a domestic public health asset instead of a commodity.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, faculty, fish, fish stocks, food security, public health, Research, Sea Around Us

Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

Eight to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate market between $9 and $17 billion in trade each year.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, FERU, fish stocks, fisheries management, Illegal fishing, IUU, marine catches, OceanCanada, Rashid Sumaila, Sea Around Us

Climate change-threatened Marshall Islands under-reporting fisheries stats

Climate change-threatened Marshall Islands under-reporting fisheries stats

A new study by Sea Around Us found that total marine fisheries catches were 27% higher over the last 60 years than the data officially reported by the FAO on behalf of the Marshall Islands

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Dirk Zeller, faculty, fisheries management, marine catches, Pacific, Research, Sea Around Us, small-scale fisheries

Recreational fishers catching more sharks and rays

Recreational fishers catching more sharks and rays

Recreational catches of these fishes have gradually increased over the last six decades around the world, now accounting for 5-6% of total catches taken for leisure or pleasure.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, faculty, Publications, recreational fisheries, Research, Sea Around Us, sharks

Carbon dioxide emissions from global fisheries larger than previously thought

Carbon dioxide emissions from global fisheries larger than previously thought

Emissions from the fuel burnt by fishing boats are 30% higher than previously reported

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller, faculty, Research, Sea Around Us, small-scale fisheries

Fishing pressure and climate change challenge Tokelau’s food security

Fishing pressure and climate change challenge Tokelau’s food security

Increasing fishing pressures, combined with climate change, will have a negative effect on the near-shore marine resources of Tokelau

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, Dirk Zeller, faculty, food security, Research, Sea Around Us

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