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217 civil society groups call on EU fisheries ministers to end overfishing

217 civil society groups call on EU fisheries ministers to end overfishing

April 11, 2013

Ocean2012: As negotiations on the reform of the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy, or CFP, enter the final and decisive stage, 217 civil society groups are calling more…

Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic collapseaq

Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic collapseaq

April 9, 2013

CNN: As the human footprint has spread, the remaining wildernesses on our planet have retreated. However, dive just a few meters below the ocean surface more…

Overfished and Under-Protected: Oceans on The Brink

Overfished and Under-Protected: Oceans on The Brink

March 22, 2013

CNN: As the human footprint has spread, the remaining wildernesses on our planet have retreated. However, dive just a few meters below the ocean surface more…

Ending Overfishing is Vital to Our Future

Ending Overfishing is Vital to Our Future

March 15, 2013

EDF: Congress is about to embark on a review of what has worked and what hasn’t in a law widely regarded as having halted overfishing in many more…

EDF: Catch Shares Policy and Resources

EDF: Catch Shares Policy and Resources

March 13, 2013

EDF works to ensure that the world’s fisheries are restored back to health through the advancement and implementation of a transformational fisheries management approach known more…

Could Social Enterprise Hold the Key to Saving Our Oceans?

Could Social Enterprise Hold the Key to Saving Our Oceans?

March 8, 2013

Guardian: Two social enterprises have developed innovative approaches to tackling overfishing. The question now is how to encourage more activity like this. To quote WH more…

A Tug Would Be Thrilling: Where Are the Fish?

A Tug Would Be Thrilling: Where Are the Fish?

March 4, 2013

NYT: We carried that fishing rod for 10,000 miles on planes, taxis, buses, minivans and boats. And as my family’s trip down the Mekong River progressed, I more…

Interpol Targets Illegal Fishing, Seafood Fraud

Interpol Targets Illegal Fishing, Seafood Fraud

February 26, 2013

Reuters: Interpol launched a global crackdown on Tuesday on illegal fish catches worth up to $23 billion a year that will also seek to prevent more…

Estimating the Scale of Global of Overfishing

Estimating the Scale of Global of Overfishing

February 25, 2013

Nature: The sea is a big place. Most fish are small. So it stands to reason that it is difficult to work out with any more…

Europe’s Rift on Overfishing and Subsidies

Europe’s Rift on Overfishing and Subsidies

February 25, 2013

NYT: Two weeks ago, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to require that the 27-nation bloc’s fisheries be managed on a sustainable basis within a few years. That vote, more…