Albatrosses and petrels are the most threatened group of birds in the world. A new study has now revealed the impact that fisheries and in particular longline fishing is having upon these endangered birds.
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2020
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Fishermen working on Lake Tanganyika in eastern Congo experience a lack of safety and want better enforcement of existing regulations. They also report a decline in the lake's fish stocks. These are some of the findings of ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2020
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The next steps for an ambitious and collaborative project which aims to improve how inshore fisheries are managed in the UK have been published.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2020
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Negative perception of a regulatory authority like the EU diminishes the honesty of those regulated, for example, that of fishermen. This is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ...
Economics & Business
Sep 30, 2019
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Restricting the amount of inshore potting for crab and lobster within marine protected areas (MPAs) can generate a "win-win" for both fishermen and the marine environment, according to the first major study exploring the ...
Ecology
Jul 17, 2019
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A survey of UK fishermen has revealed low levels of trust in key government organisations and scientists.
Economics & Business
Jul 8, 2019
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Many fish, marine mammals and seabirds that inhabit the world's oceans are critically endangered, but few are as close to the brink as the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Only about 411 of these whales exist ...
Ecology
May 28, 2019
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Bangladesh has banned fishing in the Bay of Bengal for the next two months in an effort to replenish stocks, a minister said Tuesday, triggering protests by hundreds of fishermen.
Ecology
May 21, 2019
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A team of researchers with members from Brazil, South Africa and the U.S. has found an example of homophily among dolphins who work together with fishermen in Brazil for the mutual benefit of both. In their paper published ...
Experts said Wednesday that at most only 22 vaquitas remain in the Gulf of California, where a grim, increasingly violent battle is playing out between emboldened fishermen and the last line of defense for the smallest and ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2019
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