Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hamper progress on illegal fishing
Subsidies and fragmented enforcement hamper progress on illegal fishing: New research by professors Rashid Sumaila and Philippe Le Billon published in PNAS underscores why the issue is so persistent, and provides updated estimates on the scope and concentration of industrial scale illegal fishing. Comprehensive analysis published in PNAS underscores why the issue is so persistent, […]
From single use to reuse in beverage packaging
Reusable cups and bottles can cut carbon, waste, and costs if return and washing systems are in place.
Small-scale fisheries can play a big role in local economies and subsistence
The Baía Formosa’s small-scale fishery was found to provide subsistence, food security and employment opportunities for local inhabitants.
Modern slavery promotes overfishing
Labour abuses, including modern slavery, are ‘hidden subsidies’ that allow distant-water fishing fleets to remain profitable and promote overfishing
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.