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Research shows a long decline, but reveals what the seas could look like again in future.
The Southern Ocean’s krill-rich waters attract multiple species of filter-feeding whales – and, increasingly, fishing boats.
The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives and livelihoods of indigenous communities in the flood plains downstream.
Whether they’re going to cook a fish, have it mounted or just take a photo and then release it, anglers want more than a severed head. But with shark numbers rebounding, they’ve got competition.
Human interactions with fish can result in three kinds of interspecies encounters that strengthen people’s connections with wildlife and natural environments.
Many wild fish in Québec have parasites. Is this necessarily a bad thing? How can we limit the proliferation and spread of specific harmful parasites?
Experts have interviewed fishers, tourism operators and recreational sea users in 50 marine protected areas to see how well any negative human impacts are being reduced.
A new report estimates the impacts of big fishing businesses with a previous track record of unsustainability on the local economy, jobs and people’s welfare in five developing countries.
As climate change ravages coastal livelihoods, piracy is on the rise, imperilling seafarers and trade.
Oily fish like sardines and mackerel are proven to reduce metabolic syndrome, and catching them has a very low environmental impact.
Young sharks are gathering at a popular beach. Here’s why we should skip our fear response and go for wonder – and protection
Coastal fishing communities in west Africa face increased poverty as fish stocks decline.
Atlantic halibut are making a strong comeback in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. But how do we know where the fish move throughout their lives?
Hi-tech green LED lights attached to fishing gear can act as a deterrent to turtles and help reduce bycatch by approximately 40%.
Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.
The toll on wildlife from illegal fishing, bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear is likely underestimated, because it doesn’t account for ‘dark’ fishing vessels, a new study finds.
Platypuses are drowning in Australian waterways, tangled in fishing line and trapped in closed nets meant for freshwater crayfish or yabbies. But we can fix this.
For years, Australia and New Zealand have been united in working for sustainable fishing in the South Pacific. That just changed.
Recent research shows how reducing overfishing is both an ecological imperative and a critical means to addressing climate change.
Top contributors
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Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Affiliated Researcher, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Senior research fellow, Marine Biological Association
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Lecturer in Sustainable Futures, University of St Andrews
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Associate professor, Singapore Management University
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Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University
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Researcher in Ecosystem Dynamics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Governance, UCL
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Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Complex Systems and Environmental Policy, Bournemouth University
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor & ARC Laureate Fellow, Thriving Oceans Research Hub, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
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Chief Scientist, Heriot-Watt University