A new study finds a steep decline in global shark and ray numbers For millennia, the…
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Sustainable fishing agreement signed by 14 countries
Governments responsible for 40% of the world’s coastlines have pledged to end overfishing and stop the…
Russian supertrawlers off Scottish coast rings alarm bells for UK marine life
While the UK is in lockdown, a fleet of destructive supertrawlers has been spotted plundering fish…
Supertrawlers target UK waters as the fishing industry struggles with Coronavirus
Five supertrawlers are fishing British waters despite the coronavirus lockdown, threatening a UK industry already struggling…
Marine life could recover by 2050 with the right policies
Despite centuries of rampant overfishing and pollution, marine life in the world’s oceans could be fully…
Mozambique’s fishermen point to China as fish stocks dwindle
Luis Domingo, a fisherman in Beira, Mozambique, is following the trade that has sustained his family…
Land and oceans under threat
Two major reports from the UN’s climate science body have revealed in sharp relief the extent…