Bright idea protects sea turtles
British scientists have come up with a bright idea that could help save the Mediterranean’s threatened sea turtles. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Society for Protection of Turtles…
British scientists have come up with a bright idea that could help save the Mediterranean’s threatened sea turtles. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Society for Protection of Turtles…
An innovative new tool being developed with fishermen in Cornwall aims to radically transform how by-catch is documented on board fishing vessels and, ultimately, prevent it happening. Funded by Defra…
Nelson fishing company Westfleet Fishing and the skipper and mate of Tasman Viking have been fined close to $70,000 for failing to assess and report coral caught while fishing on…
There’s a growing urgency to gather information about the effectiveness of pingers during Norway’s winter fishing season off the west coast, and there has been an ongoing discussion with the…
The findings of a new paper published in Fisheries Management and Ecology are that the Antarctic krill fishery is the cleanest in the world in terms of its exceptionally low…
The UK Seafood Fund has pledged support for initiatives to minimise the impact of lost fishing gears and to develop trawl gears to reduce by-catch levels. The Fisheries Industry Science…
Fishing industry organisations in Australia have branded a recent CSIRO article, published in the renowned Nature Sustainability journal, as junk science and based on dubious data. The article, titled By-catch rates in…
SafetyNet Technologies has secured £1.8 million in new funding to accelerate the development of precision fishing technology for the commercial fishing industry. The investment round was led by Mirova’s Althelia…
An interactive web portal hosts information on over 65 different approaches to reduce wildlife bycatch and entanglement. The collaborative platform provides a common reference point for all stakeholders working on…
French fishermen have hit back at NGOs, providing figures to counter claims put forward by environmental groups concerning accidental cetacean catches, and dismissing some claims as being no more believable…