Fisheries & Aquaculture
Tuna fleet, American Samoa
Photo: Wolcott Henry
Quarter of northeast Atlantic sharks and rays threatened with extinction
The release of the first ever IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ assessment of northeast Atlantic sharks, rays and chimaeras reveals that 26 percent are threatened with extinction and another 20 percent are in the Near Threatened category. …
10 Nov 2008 | News - Press Release
Getting seabirds off the hook
The Hawaiian longline tuna fishery has managed to reduce seabird bycatch by 67% since 2001 by making alterations to their fishing gear and methods, a new scientific study shows. A combination of new bait technologies and fishing techniques have dramatically reduced seabird bycatch. More birdlife could be saved, however, if the rules were applied in a larger area and fishing effort reduced in certain seasons. …
03 Nov 2008 | News - News story
Islands Journey at WCC
Islands Journey - In the mood for an Island Getaway? …
03 Oct 2008 | News - News story
Plundering the Pacific
Globalization is not good news for Pacific Island fisheries and the people who depend on them, says Martin Tsamenyi. …
29 May 2008 | News - News story
IUCN, NGOs, fishery managers and tuna industry groups plot way forward for sustainable tuna
The report from the Tuna Roundtable co-hosted by IUCN in Brussels in April 2008 calls for greater collaboration between different interest groups and industry players to move towards adoption of legally-binding measures to fish tuna sustainably, a common set of standard to assess industry performance and harmonised certification programmes for marine capture fisheries. …
20 May 2008 | News - News story
Xây dựng kỹ năng lập kế hoạch đánh bắt hải sản bền vững cho các chủ thể khu bảo tồn biển
Một khóa tập huấn về lập kế hoạch đánh bắt hải sản bền vững để hỗ trợ cho các chủ thể thuộc các khu bảo tồn biển (MPA) do IUCN Việt Nam đồng tài trợ đã được tổ chức vào giữa tháng 4/2008 tại Tp. Quy Nhơn, Tỉnh Bình Định. Đây là nơi có Khu bảo tồn Rừng Ngập mặn Cồn Chim và là nơi cư ngụ của nhiều cộng đồng ngư dân địa phương. …
07 May 2008 | News - News story
Promoting Sustainable Fisheries in MPAs: Planning Skills Built for Stakeholders
A training course on sustainable fisheries planning to support Marine Protected Area (MPA) stakeholders was co-sponsored by IUCN Viet Nam in mid-April 2008 in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province, where Con Chim Mangrove Reserve and many local fishing communities are located. … | Vietnamese
07 May 2008 | News - News story
IUCN releases first guide for sustainable aquaculture
IUCN has released the first in the series of “Guidelines for the Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture” targeted at decision-makers, scientists
and producers. …
23 Oct 2007 | News - News story
Second Global Conference on Large Marine Ecosystems hails progress towards transboundary fisheries management in Africa
Two African Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) projects, part of the global LME movement supported by the Global Environment Facility and a host of international organisations, including IUCN, are the first to have successfully established innovative, ministerial level, ecosystem-based Commissions to oversee the recovery, development and sustainability of their goods and services. …
17 Sep 2007 | News - News story
Improved Understanding of Interactions between Sharks and Longline Fisheries Benefits Both Fishing Industry and Sharks
Interactions between sharks and pelagic longline fisheries are causing ecological, economic and social problems. Studies, announced recently by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, indicate that action is needed to develop methods to deter sharks from taking hooked fish from longline gear - amove that will benefit sharks and the fishing industry. …
07 Sep 2007 | News - News story
