Tag: Fishing
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Let this cute octopus sing to you about overfishing
This stop-animation film tells the story of overfishing from an octopus' perspective.
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China is overfishing its official catch number by 12x (!!!), report shows
A recent study estimates how much fish China's distant-water fleet has been catching around the world between 2000 and 2011, and the numbers are shocking.
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By targeting bigger fish, we are breeding populations of smaller and weaker fish
In nature, bigger, healthier, stronger individuals tend to have more offspring and thus there is a selection pressure in their favor. But humans can put other kinds of pressure on species, for instance by targeting bigger fish.
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Overfishing Threatens a Critical Link in the Food Chain
The fish near the bottom of the aquatic food chain—collectively known as forage fish—are often overlooked, but they are vital to healthy oceans and estuaries.
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Less Octopus, More Spider Crab. Climate Change Dictates This Year’s Christmas Menu in Spain
This year, most people can afford spider crab for Christmas, but no more octopus! Climate change and overfishing have reduced the amount of octopus, the crabs' predator, in spanish waters, and at the same time crabs are thirving.
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Could Farming Bluefin Tuna Help Ensure Its Survival?
Unlike other bluefin tuna farms, this one spawns its own young. Is it a step toward sustainability?
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Whale Shark Caught In Abandoned Fishing Net Rescued by Divers (Video)
The largest fish in the sea still can't overpower abandoned nets. Watch as divers free this gentle giant.
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Taking Stock: World Fish Catch Falls to 90 Million Tons in 2012
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that the world’s wild fish harvest will fall to 90 million tons in 2012, down 2 percent from 2011.
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Seafood and Your Health, an Infographic
There is a ton of data showing how various fishing methods impact ecosystems. But there’s something else to consider for a minute: how the fish you eat impacts your health.
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Green Gift Guide: The Outdoors Enthusiast
From a chance to raise baby lions to a tiny waterproof camera or durable hemp hiking shoes, find the perfect gift for your outdoors enthusiast here.
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Sustainable Fishing Net Slashes Overfishing, Reduces Fuel Consumption Too
Industrial fishing is a damaging business. SafetyNet, a winner of the James Dyson Award, solves many of the industry's most pressing problems.
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Huge Antarctic Ocean Protection Deal Fails, For Now
Russa, China, and Ukraine raised concerns about fishing access, scuttling the deal.
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US, New Zealand Reach Agreement on Massive Antarctic Ocean Preserve
Though it still has to be approved by member states, the agreement would see over 2 million square kilometers of the Ross Sea set aside, with no fishing in over half of it.
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Fate of Radioactive Contamination in Fukushima Fish
Scientists continue to track the consequences of the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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Support for Massive Antarctic Ocean Preserve Divided Over Fishing
New Zealand wants to protect its fishermen going after Patagonian toothfish, and, as a petition from Avaaz and Leonardo DiCaprio points out, several nations just want to keep overfishing in general.
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Can Shark Finning Ever Be Certified Sustainable?
Probably not, but that's not stopping the Western Australia Fisheries Minister from trying to make it so.
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Go Fish! Celebrating National Seafood Month In October
Did you know October is a time for celebration of our favorite fishy foods and, more importantly, a time for awareness and conservation!
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Community Supported Aquaponics Takes Off in the UK
Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future?
