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The organization responsible for managing the catch of more than half the world’s tuna holds a key section of its annual compliance meeting in secret. For three days, a committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) assesses how well member states are following fishing rules, without any outside observers present. The WCPFC says […]
Nearly a quarter of the world’s wild-caught seafood is scooped up by bottom trawlers, fishing vessels that drag heavy nets over the seafloor. These boats fish the world over and support numerous global seafood supply chains. Yet critics have dogged them as environmentally unfriendly. Conservation experts say they can damage sensitive marine ecosystems, like deep-sea […]
In November 2018, Pesqueras Echebastar, a Spanish tuna fishing company, received a certificate of sustainability from the London-based Marine Stewardship Council, the world’s largest ecolabeling scheme for wild fisheries. This was the first time a purse seine fishery using fish aggregating devices (FADs) — a controversial fishing method — had been certified by the MSC. […]
China’s biggest airline bans shark fin cargo China Southern Airlines says it is taking a stand for animal conservation PUBLISHED : Thursday, 20 April, 2017, 5:13pm UPDATED : Thursday, 20 April, 2017, 11:07pm The ban on shark fin shipments by China Southern Airlines will narrow the options for traders of the delicacy. …
An estimated 230,000 tonnes of plastic nurdles end up in the ocean each year, equating to 23 billion plastic beads a day.