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Articles on Overfishing
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Overfishing and poor enforcement are just two reasons marine ecosystems are struggling to recover.
As sea ice melts, more of the Arctic Ocean opens up. A former ambassador explains how this treaty creates time for scientists to figure out what lives there.
When people harness the logic of natural selection, they can often find efficient and effective ways to solve complex problems.
The expansion of Arctic shipping, scramble for seafloor mining and overfishing are all straining international relationships. But the powers of diplomacy go beyond ocean treaties.
Dangerous climate tipping points will threaten food, water and coastlines. They’re irreversible and only radically accelerated climate action can stop them now.
Overfishing affects food security, blue economy jobs and climate resilience.
An exception for commercial ring-net fishing in some protected areas of the Hauraki Gulf means they don’t count towards the global goal of protecting 30% by 2030.
Fishing was once more open to all off New England. After devastating fishery collapses, stricter rules helped fish stocks recover, but they also changed the face of fishing and the lives of fishermen.
How one project in Indonesia introduced a pay-to-release scheme that encourages fishers to save shark and ray bycatch.
Overfishing, disease and environmental crimes cause social and political instability, economic strife and strained international relations.
It’s easier to steal another seabird’s meal than catch your own fish. But this behaviour by skuas, frigatebirds and gulls is contributing to the spread of lethal avian influenza
Research shows a long decline, but reveals what the seas could look like again in future.
We studied 230 fisheries around the world, and found populations of many overfished species are in far worse condition than has been reported.
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.
A broad review of shark research shows that sharks play critical roles in keeping ocean ecosystems such as coral reefs and seagrass beds healthy.
Long lifespans and slow reproduction rates make deep-water sharks and rays as vulnerable to overexploitation as whales once were. We must place them under protection to avoid extinctions.
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.
Recent research shows how reducing overfishing is both an ecological imperative and a critical means to addressing climate change.
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.
Top contributors
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Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Faculty Research Associate in Marine Biology, Arizona State University
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Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Exeter
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Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral research fellow in Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Researcher in Ecosystem Dynamics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Senior Research Fellow, Conservation Science, University of Oxford; Bangor University
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Complex Systems and Environmental Policy, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Southampton
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Professor, Sustainable Marine Futures, Environment Institute, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Sustainable Futures, University of St Andrews
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Professeur et Chaire de recherche du Canada en écologie halieutique, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
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Affiliated Researcher, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia