Tag: "fisheries management"

Reducing catches and regulating fishing gear are only some of the proposed solutions - NOAA's Fisheries Collection - Photographer: Teobaldo Dioses

Study: Proper Fisheries Management Can Produce Sustainable Fishing

Study published in “Science” shows ways to successfully manage fisheries to stop over-exploitation of fish stocks allowing for continuous sustainable fishing.

Aug 04, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
Trawling is a fishing method that results in a lot of bycatch, making it a very unsustainable practice

First Global Evaluation of Unsustainable Fisheries

A new study published in PLoS Biology provides the first global evaluation of how management practices influence fisheries’ sustainability.

Jul 10, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
European eel - (c) WWF-Canon/Rudolf Svensen

Norway Helps Endangered European Eel’s Conservation

Norwegian fisheries regulators banned all fishing of the endangered European eel starting in 2010, cut 2009 catch quotas and stopped all recreational fishing.

Jul 03, 2009 | 0 comments View Post