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Fisherman Casting Net at Sunset in Mandalay.

World Fisheries Day 2025: Using Sea Around Us data to support a Blu(er) Economy

Fisherman Casting Net at Sunset in Mandalay.

Fisherman casting net at sunset in Mandalay. Photo by Pyae Phyo Aung, Pexels.

Official statistics from most coastal countries only account for a fraction of what their fisheries catch, the Sea Around Us data and analyses have demonstrated.

As we observe World Fisheries Day 2025, which aims to highlight the importance of promoting sustainable fish stocks and the rights of small-scale fishing communities, it is crucial to remember that without comprehensive data, managing sustainable fisheries is akin to flying blind.

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Small-scale fisheries at sunset in Malaysia.

Leading scientists redefine the notion of ‘sustainability’ to save the ocean

Small-scale fisheries at sunset in Malaysia.

Small-scale fisheries in Malaysia. Photo by Jamie Oliver – WorldFish, Flickr.

A week before Brussels’ Ocean Week and a few months before the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, a group of researchers published the results of an unprecedented scientific effort: they redefine the concept of ‘sustainable fishing’ and propose eleven ‘golden rules’ that radically challenge the flawed notion that currently prevails in fisheries management.

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Daniel Pauly presenting before the European Parliament, January 24, 2023

Sea Around Us presents report findings at the European Parliament

Daniel Pauly presenting before the European Parliament, January 24, 2023

Daniel Pauly presenting before the European Parliament, January 24, 2023. Photo by Anton Kuech, Twitter

The Sea Around Us Principal Investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly, and Project Manager, Dr. Maria ‘Deng’ Palomares, participated in a session of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries on January 24, 2023, to answer questions related to the report Role and impact of China on world fisheries and aquaculture.

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As fishing effort grows, catches decline in the Mozambique Channel region

As fishing effort grows, catches decline in the Mozambique Channel region

As fishing effort grows, catches decline in the Mozambique Channel region

Traditional fishing pirogue in Madagascar. Photo by Jonathan Talbot, World Resources Institute, Flickr

Substantial growth in the number of motorized vessels operating in the Mozambique Channel region between East Africa and Madagascar in the past 65 years has led to a 60-fold increase in effective small-scale fishing effort and a 91 per cent decline in Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE).

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