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How sustainable is tuna? New global catch database exposes dangerous fishing trends
Tuna at the Tsukiji fish market in Japan. Photo by Humanoid one, Wikimedia Commons.
Appearing in everything from sushi rolls to sandwiches, tuna are among the world’s favourite fish. But are our current tuna fishing habits sustainable?
Probably not, according to a new global database of tuna catches created by researchers at the University of British Columbia and University of Western Australia.
In a study published in Fisheries Research, scientists from the Sea Around Us initiative found that global tuna catches have increased over 1,000 per cent in the past six decades, fueled by a massive expansion of industrial fisheries.
What fish should we eat?
Fishmarket in Panama City. Photo by Valentina Ruiz Leotaud.
Tricky question that is unlikely to be answered by a Sea Around Us researcher.
Sea Around Us researchers bring novel fish stock assessment methods to West Africa
Researchers from the Sea Around Us initiative at the University of British Columbia arrived in Dakar to introduce scientists involved with the Commission sous régionale des pêches or CSRP to three new methods for fish stock assessments.
New technology allows fleets to double fishing capacity — and deplete fish stocks faster
Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their fishing power every 35 years and put even more pressure on dwindling fish stocks, new research has found.
Researchers from the Sea Around Us initiative at the University of British Columbia analyzed more than 50 studies related to the increase in vessels’ catching power and found that the introduction of mechanisms such as GPS, fishfinders, echo-sounders or acoustic cameras, has led to an average two per cent yearly increase in boats’ capacity to capture fish.