George Monbiot’s latest opinion piece in The Guardian is full of inaccuracies. We decided to fact check the piece to clear up any misinformation.
Researchers analyzed Northeast Atlantic fisheries from 1960-2015 and found that increases in spawning stock biomass were highly correlated to fishery policy implementation.
Is fishing happening inside MPAs? Are large MPAs ineffective? The answer to both of these questions is ‘yes’ and this paper does a good job demonstrating why.
ICCAT decided to maintain catch limits on Atlantic bigeye tuna, despite scientific evidence the stock is overfished.
Pulse trawling, a new kind of technology that uses electric pulses to startle fish into nets, has less potential environmental impact than bottom trawling, but has equity concerns among fishers and ethical considerations for fish. The EU recently decided to ban the practice.
What Makes a Successful System of Fishing Opportunities? Catch Shares and Other Systems in the EU By Griffin Carpenter The systems for allocating fishing opportunities
The 2016 Discard ban – Choking or Crying Wolf? by Philip Taylor & Griffin Carpenter 2017 is set to be an exciting year for our
Securing Fish, Food and Livelihoods: Charting a Collaborative Course to Brexit? a Comment by Erin Priddle, UK Program Manager, Environmental Defense Fund The ‘Brexit’ vote
A recent article in The Times by Hugo Rifkind discussed the challenges faced by the United Kingdom’s fishing industry as the UK prepares to leave
A recent article in The Times by Hugo Rifkind discussed the challenges faced by the United Kingdom’s fishing industry as the UK prepares to leave
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