New Study Published in MEPS about Marine Predator Declines
12/31/11 •
Iconic marine predators such as sharks, tunas, swordfish, and marlins are becoming increasingly rare under current fishing trends, according to a new study published in the journal Marine Ecological progress Series. In half of the North Atlantic and North Pacific waters under national jurisdiction, fishing has led to a 90-per-cent decrease in top predators since [...]
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Analysis of FAO Report on Fisheries Statistics
12/15/11 •
Global fisheries statistics must be viewed with a critical eye. Fisheries landings data are collated by FAO and contributed by all member countries, which have varying resources and motives. In a new paper recently published in Marine Policy, Daniel Pauly and Rainier Froese take a close look at FAO’s State of the Worlds Fisheries and [...]
Climate Change to Further Degrade Fisheries Resources
11/27/11 •
A new study out this week shows how the effect of climate change can further impact the economic viability of current fisheries practices. “Fisheries are already providing fewer fish and making less money than they could if we curbed overfishing,” says Rashid Sumaila, principal investigator of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at UBC, member of [...]
Applying Science in Belize: from Taxonomy to Policy
10/27/11 •
This article was written by research assistant, Sarah Harper, and appears in the July/August 2011 newsletter. The Sea Around Us project and Oceana team up for a conference to discuss what’s at risk, from a marine biodiversity perspective, if plans go ahead to drill for oil off the coast of Belize. The conference, co-hosted by [...]
Deep-Sea Fish in Deep Trouble
9/09/11 •
A team of scientists from around the world, including several members of the Sea Around Us Project, is recommending that most of the deep sea be closed to fishing. In an extensive review paper published in the journal Marine Policy, a team of ecologists, fisheries biologists, economists, and mathematicians make the case that high seas [...]
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- GOMEX Oil Spill’s Possible Impact on Fisheries
- European Fisheries Policy Needs Reform
- Belize: Too Precious To Drill
- Underreporting in Madagascar
- First Global Estimate of Fish Biomass
- MEY=MSY
- New Studies Give Shape to Future Jellyfish Research
- Daniel Pauly Delivers Keynote at Seafood Summit
- Sea Around Us Heads to AAAS
- September/October 2009 Newsletter
- Sea Around Us Bridges Science and Society
- Pauly Receives Honorary Doctorate in Portugal
- What’s the Catch? New Fisheries Data Available
- November/December 2009 Newsletter
- Daniel Pauly and Others Embark on Mission Blue
- January/February 2010 Newsletter
- Mission Blue a Success
- Sea Around Us Turns Ten
- Biodiversity in Trouble
- Sea Around Us Speaks at the United Nations
- Legislators Meet to Strategize on Global Fisheries Decline
- March/April 2010 Newsletter
- Daniel Pauly Talks Catch Shares
- Whale Watching: Worth a Lot
- Scientists Question MSC
- Collaboration with National Geographic on ‘Seafood Print’
- How Much Is that MPA in the Ocean?
- May/June 2010 Newsletter
- July/August 2010 Newsletter
- Jellyfish as the Catch du Jour
- Further Declines in Biodiversity for the 21st Century
- Understanding impacts of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill: How will fisheries fare?
- Leah Biery on oil dispersants: The easy way to clean house
- September/October 2010 Newsletter
- New Study Quantifies Expansion of Fisheries
- Scientific American Article Explores Catch Data Controversy
- MSC Critique Chosen As Part of Nature’s Top Six of 2010
- Sumaila responds to Branch et al. in Nature
- Global fishing effort increasing and underestimated
- Arctic Fish Catches Underreported
- Fisheries catch re-estimates for the Baltic Sea
- Screening of End of the Line
- Can restaurants encourage sustainable seafood consumption?
- Response to Fishy Opinion in the New York Times
- Sea Around Us Heads to IMCC2
- Bigger Is Better When It Comes to MPAs
- Daniel Pauly’s Surprise Sail on the Eloquent
- Atlantic Cod: Past and Present
- Lisa Boonzaier – M.Sc. Student
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