Overfishing

Dec 13, 2017

EU agrees to catch more fish sustainably in 2018

European Union nations have agreed to set quota levels that ensure more sustainable fishing in the Northeastern Atlantic and the North Sea, but environmentalists insist the bloc is behind in its schedule to end overfishing by 2020


Nov 21, 2017

Nations decide to increase quota for Atlantic Bluefin tuna

Countries fishing the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean agreed Tuesday to expand the annual quota for prized Bluefin tuna to reflect an improvement in their stocks


Nov 14, 2017

Nations press panel to raise annual Bluefin tuna quotas

Nations from around the Atlantic and Mediterranean start assessing how much more of the prized Bluefin tuna can be caught in the next years amid signs stocks of the iconic fish continue to recover


May 9, 2017

US fishing industry retracted a bit in 2015; $208B in sales

The federal government says American fisheries fell slightly in terms of sales and jobs in 2015 as the industry contended with environmental and market forces


Mar 16, 2017

Study: Stopping global warming only way to save coral reefs

A study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef shows that reducing pollution and curbing overfishing won't prevent the severe bleaching that is killing coral at catastrophic rates


Mar 14, 2017

Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world's coral reefs

Coral reefs, unique underwater ecosystems that sustain a quarter of the world's marine species and half a billion people, are dying on an unprecedented scale due to rising ocean temperatures


Mar 6, 2017

US: 11 of 27 reef fish species in Hawaii are overfished

Federal officials say the first-ever assessment of Hawaiian Island reef fish shows that 11 of 27 species are experiencing some level of overfishing


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