CITES conference takes decisive action to halt decline of tropical timber, sharks, manta rays and a ...CITES conference takes decisive action to halt decline of tropical timber, sharks, manta rays and a wide range of other plants and animals. 55 proposals accepted, 9 rejected and 6 withdrawn. Strong enforcement measures to fight wildlife crime als ...
19 Mar 2013 | www.cites.org
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Editorial: Cut snapper limit to build up species (opinion)How many snapper should anyone be allowed to catch in a day's fishing? Readers who do not go fishing for fun might be surprised at the bag limit: nine. That seems an excessively generous allowance for every person out fishing, yet the recreationa ...
19 Jun 2013 | www.nzherald.co.nz
'Hoff' crab's oceanic 'road trip'A hairy crab named after US actor David Hasselhoff hitched a ride on an ocean "highway" to colonise deep sea vents in the Atlantic tens of millions of years ago.
19 Jun 2013 | www.bbc.co.uk
A pioneering project - Etihad inflight MagazineI?m standing knee-high in mud. wishing I had worn wellies not flip-flops. A cavern of mangrove branches blocks Abu Dhabi?s summer skies, and tiny crabs skitter over my bare feet. I?m spending the morning in the mangroves learning about some of th ...
19 Jun 2013 | bluecarbonportal.org
IUCN highlights islands' challenges at the European ParliamentChair of the Global Island Partnership Steering Committee and ambassador of the Seychelles to the UN Speaking at an event in the European Parliament, both IUCN and the Global Island Partnership have highlighted the key sustainable development cha ...
19 Jun 2013 | iucn.org
Wet summers down to warmer AtlanticMeteorologists and scientists meeting at the Met Office say the UK's damp summers could be caused by a warmer Atlantic Ocean.
18 Jun 2013 | www.bbc.co.uk
UN challenges Australia to protect Great Barrier ReefThe Great Barrier Reef will be listed as a threatened ecosystem by the United Nations from June next year unless the government follows a series of recommendations to protect it, the World Heritage Committee has decided.
18 Jun 2013 | www.guardian.co.uk
Success for discards trialThe Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has released the results of UK discard trials which show that discards have been virtually eliminated in some species.
18 Jun 2013 | www.worldfishing.net
Wide variations in salmon sustainabilityA report by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has found that half of wild Pacific salmon stocks are good shape, while the other half needs help.
18 Jun 2013 | www.worldfishing.net
Faroe Islands call on the EU to drop threatsJacob Vestergaard, Faroese Minister of Fisheries, has written to EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki, urging her to drop the threat of sanctions against the Faroes regarding the Atlanto-Scandian herring stock.
18 Jun 2013 | www.worldfishing.net
Study of oceans' past raises worries about their future(McGill University) A McGill-led international research team has completed the first global study of changes that occurred in the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age. Their study confirm that oceans are good at balancing the nitrogen c ...
17 Jun 2013 | www.eurekalert.org
Welcome James Cameron and DEEPSEA CHALLENGEROn Friday, June 14, filmmaker James Cameron delivered the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER, the only human-occupied vehicle currently able to access the deepest parts of the ocean, to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Dr. Susan Avery, president and directo ...
17 Jun 2013 | www.whoi.edu
Iceland's fin whales are endangered. Stop this bloody cull (opinion)For two years Iceland's fin whale hunt has been suspended - but only because the economic market for whale meat, Japan, was suffering the after-effects of its cataclysmic earthquake. In the terrible logistics of global economics, the whale meat m ...
17 Jun 2013 | www.guardian.co.uk
NZ stock assessmentsThe latest comprehensive scientific assessment of the status of New Zealand's fisheries has been released.
17 Jun 2013 | www.worldfishing.net
NZ amends fishing regulationsChanges have been made to regulatory controls of some of New Zealand's most valuable fisheries, including a decision to extend consultation on the Otago/Southland Paua fisheries review.
17 Jun 2013 | www.worldfishing.net
Indonesia works towards sustainabilityThe International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has praised the Indonesian fishing industry's efforts to increase the market potential for its pole and line and hand line caught tuna.
17 Jun 2013 | www.worldfishing.net