Appetite for luxurious shark fin soup drives massive shark populations decline
“Extinction must not make the decision for us,” co-author Daniel Pauly says.
Fishing fleets travelling further to catch fewer fish
Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel, but catch only a third of what they did 65 years ago.
Half of all high seas fishing grounds would be unprofitable without current subsidies
As much as 54% of the high seas fishing industry would be unprofitable at its current scale without large government subsidies.
437 million tonnes of fish, $560 billion wasted due to destructive fishing operations
Research suggests that bottom trawling generates the most waste of any fishing method because the unwanted catch is dumped back into the ocean.
Climate change to cause dramatic drop in Persian Gulf biodiversity and fisheries catch potential
Among the eight countries that comprise the Gulf, the UAE is expected to perform the worst, with a projected loss of 45 per cent of its catch potential.
Bottom trawling causes deep sea fish populations collapse
Bottom trawling is causing “boom and bust” fisheries.
Daniel Pauly knighted by the French Government
Ambassador of France to Canada, Kareen Rispal, awarded Daniel Pauly the Chevalier de la Légion D’Honneur.
Shareholders in fishing companies at risk from fisheries over-exploitation: research
The report, produced by the Fish Tracker Initiative in collaboration with the Sea Around Us, states that 32% of the 97 stocks targeted by fishing giants are overfished.
Daniel Pauly awarded Royal Society of Canada’s Sir John Willam Dawson medal
Sir John William Dawson Medal celebrates sustained contributions to interdisciplinary research.
Warmer waters from climate change will leave fish shrinking, gasping for air
Fish are expected to shrink in size by 20 to 30% if ocean temperatures continue to climb