New research by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that the tuna fishing industry made more money after two Marine Protected Areas were expanded off Hawaii.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will begin a major expedition this week, exploring the deep waters off the US East Coast and testing new technologies.
Two US lawmakers have introduced a bill that would end illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and human rights abuses in the seafood supply chain.
To the happiness of local shark conservation groups, the British government today signalled the end of the UK’s involvement in the global shark fin trade.
A New Shark and Ray Identification guide for Southeast Asia has been published by the CITES Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is holding a virtual meeting next week where it will consider lifting the ban on harvesting the Goliath Grouper.