Popular fish species disappear from Turkey’s Marmara and Black Seas
Bluefin tuna, swordfish and Atlantic mackerel are among the fish species considered commercially extinct or extirpated on the Turkish side of the Marmara and Black Seas.
Popular seafood species in sharp decline around the world
Of the fish populations analyzed, 82% were found to be below levels that can produce maximum sustainable yields. Of these, 87 populations were found to be in the “very bad” category, with biomass levels at less than 20% of what is needed to maximize sustainable fishery catches.
COVID-19 and BREXIT can help with the recovery of UK fish stocks
The researchers propose fishing targets be set to levels in which fishers leave more fish in the water than the minimum required to generate maximum sustainable yields
Recovery of sea otter populations yields more benefits than costs
Long-term benefits of sea otter recovery could be worth as much as $53 million per year
Return of ‘the Blob’ could intensify climate change impacts on Northeast Pacific fisheries
A large marine heatwave would double the rate of the climate change impacts on fisheries species in the northeast Pacific by 2050
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.
Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change: UBC study
Diners may soon find more farmed oysters and fewer Atlantic salmon on their plates as climate change warms Canada’s Pacific coast.
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
Colette Wabnitz is co-Guest Editor of Marine Policy Special Issue on Ocean Finance
She, with Robert Blasiak (Stockholm Resilience Centre), are guest editors of the issue, and also wrote about how funding for ocean conservation and sustainable fisheries is rapidly changing and evolving beyond official traditional assistance (ODA) and philanthropy.
How sustainable is tuna? New global catch database exposes dangerous fishing trends
Are our current tuna fishing habits sustainable? Probably not, according to a new global database of tuna catches developed by Sea Around Us