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.
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Governments all over the world are propping up overfishing. Now scientists have penned an open letter calling on trade ministers to implement stricter regulations against harmful fisheries subsidies.
Young fish need to find food to grow, but avoid being eaten themselves. That dance for survival is linked to moonlight, which has implications for fisheries management everywhere.
Scientists thought there was only one sixgill sawshark species – until now.
Fish can’t read maps, and their eggs and larvae drift across national boundaries. Recent research shows that local problems in one fishery can affect others across wide areas.
Regulating fish loss and waste is not easy, but it is worth the effort to save $7 billion every year for the benefit of the Indonesian people.
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Researcher in Ecosystem Dynamics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Marine Biology, Newcastle University
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Professor of Ecology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Ecology, University of Georgia
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Marine MEGAfauna Lab, Newcastle University
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Assistant Professor of Marine Policy, University of Delaware
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Senior Research Scientist, Data61, CSIRO
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Food and Nutrition Scientist, CGIAR
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Retired Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University
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Professor & Director, Sea Around Us - Indian Ocean, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Marine biology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science