Overfishing: Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?
Years before an economic crisis taught everyone the risks of runaway growth, marine fishermen and fishery managers were already getting a crash course.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2009
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News tagged with fishery management
Pacific fisheries face collapse by 2035: study
Pacific island fisheries face collapse in the next 25 years as overfishing, population growth and climate change threaten one of the region's main economic resources, a study warned Wednesday.
Environment
Oct 27, 2010
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Study shows how climate impacts food webs, poses socioeconomic threat in Eastern Africa
A new study is sounding the alarm on the impact climate change could have on one of the world's most vulnerable regions.
Earth Sciences
Oct 9, 2020
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Fishing for fun, not food: Study takes stock of recreational fishing impacts
The vast majority of people who fish in the world do so for pleasure, not food. Yet despite the substantial impacts these fishers have on fish populations and aquatic ecosystems worldwide, fishery management approaches still ...
Ecology
Mar 19, 2019
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Fisheries management is actually working, global analysis shows
Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance. Effective management appears to be the main reason these stocks are at sustainable levels ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2020
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Fisheries outcomes maximized through traditional practice
A new study led by a University of Rhode Island doctoral student and published in the Journal of Applied Ecology has found a possible solution to one of the biggest conservation and livelihood challenges in the marine realm.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2019
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Study proves that one extinction leads to another
When a carnivore becomes extinct, other predatory species could soon follow, according to new research. Scientists have previously put forward this theory, but a University of Exeter team has now carried out the first experiment ...
Ecology
Aug 15, 2012
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Overfishing pushes tuna stocks to the brink: experts
Global tuna stocks are fast reaching the limits of fishing sustainability, decimated by an absence of comprehensive, science-based catch limits, conservation experts warned Saturday.
Ecology
Sep 8, 2012
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Why are fish getting smaller as waters warm? It's not their gills, finds study
A collaborative team of scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently found that there is no physiological evidence supporting a leading theory—which involves the surface area of fish gills—as to ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2024
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Fish fences across the tropical seas having large-scale devastating effects
Huge fish fences which are commonly used in tropical seas are causing extensive social, ecological and economic damage and are threatening marine biodiversity and human livelihoods, according to a new study.
Ecology
May 21, 2019
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