(Daily Mail) 8 March 2011 – They are known as the ocean’s gentle giants, but an alarming rise in manta and mobula ray hunting could threaten the very existence of the species. From India to Ecuador, manta and mobula fishing has become big business for fisheries who are selling their gills to be used in […]
Note: NEI = not elsewhere included. In the Northwest Pacific, small pelagics are the most abundant category, with Japanese anchovy providing about 1.9 million tonnes in 2003, but having since declined to 1.2 million tonnes in 2008. Other important contributors to the total catch in the area are the largehead hairtail, considered overexploited, and the […]
Puerto Princesa, Philippines (AFP) March 7, 2011 – For tourists the Philippine island of Palawan seems like paradise, but for environment activists it feels more akin to a battlefield. Murders and threats on what is promoted as the Southeast Asian nation’s last ecological frontier are emblematic of a struggle across the country, where dozens of […]
By Lewis SmithMarch 09 2011 Fish left behind after fishing boats have dragged their trawl nets over the sea bottom are left hungry, skinnier and less virile, scientists have found. Cod, lemon sole and megrim suffer after surviving the bottom-trawling nets because they cannot find as much to eat. Researchers behind the study warned that […]
Sanur, Indonesia (AFP) March 1, 2011 – An insatiable appetite for reef fish like snapper in Hong Kong and other markets is fuelling over-fishing in the Coral Triangle, a key area for marine biodiversity, experts said Tuesday. The trade is encouraging fishermen to use cyanide and explosives that destroy reefs and fish hatcheries essential for […]
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News23 February 2011 Three-quarters of the world’s coral reefs are at risk due to overfishing, pollution, climate change and other factors, says a major new assessment. Reefs at Risk Revisited collates the work of hundreds of scientists and took three years to compile. The biggest threat is exploitative fishing, […]
By David Derbyshire18th February 2011 The world’s oceans are increasingly over-crowded with sardines, researchers say. In the last 100 years, the number of small fish – such as pilchards, herrings, anchovies, sprats and sardines – has more than doubled, according to a study. The rise is caused by a major decline in big ‘predator fish’ […]
Contact: Brian Lin, UBC Public Affairs, brian.lin@ubc.caFeb. 18, 2011 Predatory fish such as cod, tuna, and groupers have declined by two-thirds over the past 100 years, while small forage fish such as sardine, anchovy and capelin have more than doubled over the same period, according to University of British Columbia researchers. Led by Prof. Villy […]
Note: NEI = not elsewhere included. Global production of marine capture fisheries reached a peak of 86.3 million tonnes in 1996 and then declined slightly to 79.5 million tonnes in 2008, with great interyear fluctuations. In 2008, the Northwest Pacific had the highest production of 20.1 million tonnes (25 percent of the global marine catch), […]
By Staff WritersDakar (AFP) Feb 11, 2011 Conservation organisation Greenpeace on Friday urged west African countries to combat illegal fishing and over-fishing in their waters, in a statement released at the World Social Forum in Senegal. “We must tirelessly engage with authorities to ensure that the problems of illegal fishing and over-fishing in west Africa […]
