Daniel Pauly wins BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award
He, and two others, are being recognized for “their seminal contributions to our understanding of the world’s oceans, and their efforts to protect and conserve marine biodiversity and oceanic ecosystem services in a rapidly changing world.”
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
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.
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.
Go walrus, go!
Walruses live in the rapidly changing Arctic. Dr. David Rosen is trying to figure out how climate change will impact the health of young walruses.
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
Aerial drones offer new perspective on resident killer whale behaviour
Scientists got a rare glimpse into the underwater behaviour of killer whales off the B.C. coast, with the help of aerial drones.
FCRR – The catch and trade of seahorses in the Philippines post-CITES
This Fisheries Centre Research Report was produced by Project Seahorse and the Zoological Society of London-Philippines, and carried out in collaboration with the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
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