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Commercial fishing destroys livelihoods of subsistence fishers
Subsistence fishers in Malaysia struggle to survive as coastline-altering land reclamation projects displace their traditional docks and massive commercial trawlers tear apart the seabeds.
Marine life is wildlife
By Spencer Roberts. Beneath a raging storm in the Gulf of Mexico, among the creaking oil platforms, a magnificent creature is born. Hatching at just 3.5 millimeters in length , the small fry may appear at the bottom of the food chain, but she is a predator.
Effective activism for marine conservation
Fish are first and foremost wildlife. Marine animals and their habitats have never been afforded the same protection as the terrestrial environment. That has to change. We will not accept that seventy-one percent of our planet is left to the stewardship of organisations that profit from its destruction.
It’s past time to tackle bycatch in the UK
Sarah Dolman, bycatch programme lead at Whale and Dolphin Conservation, reviews how much have we achieved to prevent bycatch in UK waters in the last 30 years?
Faroe Govt. act after dolphin massacre outrage
International outrage over the butchering of nearly 1,500 dolphins in a single evening has prompted the Faroe Islands government to launch a review.
Japan whaling — the world is watching
We want the world to tell Japan to stop killing whales. The Tokyo Olympics is the perfect global stage on which to do this.
Catch and release sportfishing will kill endangered bluefin tuna
If you go to the UK coast and look out to sea you may be lucky and spot one of the world’s largest and most spectacular fish. The remarkable bluefin tuna has returned to UK coastal waters after an absence of over half a century and they can once again be seen leaping from the water as they chase schools of fish at the surface.
Stop deep sea mining campaign
Deep sea mining for rare metals is the new industrial frontier and will have devastating implications for the marine environment.
Commercial fishing destroys livelihoods of subsistence fishers
Subsistence fishers in Malaysia struggle to survive as coastline-altering land reclamation projects displace their traditional docks and massive commercial trawlers tear apart the seabeds.
Marine life is wildlife
By Spencer Roberts. Beneath a raging storm in the Gulf of Mexico, among the creaking oil platforms, a magnificent creature is born. Hatching at just 3.5 millimeters in length , the small fry may appear at the bottom of the food chain, but she is a predator.
Effective activism for marine conservation
Fish are first and foremost wildlife. Marine animals and their habitats have never been afforded the same protection as the terrestrial environment. That has to change. We will not accept that seventy-one percent of our planet is left to the stewardship of organisations that profit from its destruction.
It’s past time to tackle bycatch in the UK
Sarah Dolman, bycatch programme lead at Whale and Dolphin Conservation, reviews how much have we achieved to prevent bycatch in UK waters in the last 30 years?
Faroe Govt. act after dolphin massacre outrage
International outrage over the butchering of nearly 1,500 dolphins in a single evening has prompted the Faroe Islands government to launch a review.
Japan whaling — the world is watching
We want the world to tell Japan to stop killing whales. The Tokyo Olympics is the perfect global stage on which to do this.
Catch and release sportfishing will kill endangered bluefin tuna
If you go to the UK coast and look out to sea you may be lucky and spot one of the world’s largest and most spectacular fish. The remarkable bluefin tuna has returned to UK coastal waters after an absence of over half a century and they can once again be seen leaping from the water as they chase schools of fish at the surface.
Stop deep sea mining campaign
Deep sea mining for rare metals is the new industrial frontier and will have devastating implications for the marine environment.
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