Tag Archives: fisheries

Satellites, dynamite and more – 7 ways to save the ocean from illegal fishing

October 11, 2016 · by orionsmcc · in Conservation Policy, Fisheries, Mapping, Marine Conservation, National Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife Trade · 4 Comments

Watch out pirates! New technology and policy advances mark the beginning of the end for illegal fishing

The pros and cons of large and small marine protected areas

September 20, 2016 · by orionsmcc · in Climate Change, Conservation Policy, Fisheries, Marine Conservation, National Parks and Protected Areas · 5 Comments

Are large contiguous marine reserves more effective than small MPAs or MPA networks at protecting the ocean?

How the world can stop overfishing – A case study of U.S. fishery success

April 8, 2016 · by orionsmcc · in Conservation Policy, Conservation Success Stories, Fisheries, Marine Conservation · 7 Comments

Back in the 1990s, overfishing was causing the collapse of many US fisheries. Twenty years later, an entirely different narrative is unfolding.

These 4 countries took huge steps to protect the ocean in 2015

November 20, 2015 · by orionsmcc · in Conservation Policy, Conservation Success Stories, Fisheries, Marine Conservation, National Parks and Protected Areas · 8 Comments

In 2015, four countries protected an area of ocean in marine reserves the size of India. Thats nearly 3 million square kilometers!

Science is the secret to sustainable seafood

October 23, 2015 · by orionsmcc · in Fisheries, Marine Conservation · 6 Comments

Eating sustainably doesn’t have to be hard; just take the easy steps to become informed about where your food is coming from and how it got to your plate.

For Yao Ming, saving sharks is a slam dunk

September 11, 2015 · by orionsmcc · in Animal Welfare, Fisheries, Marine Conservation, Wildlife Trade · 26 Comments

Thanks to education and outreach efforts on the part of Yao Ming and WildAid, public perception of shark fin soup in China is changing for the better.