Europe’s floating factories make up just one percent of the fleet but catch more than half the fish—and they cause the majority of environmental damage. insideclimatenews.org/news/0…
What does it mean to “take back the sea”? A new book explores this question through fisheries, ecology, philosophy and social issues
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🎉 OCEAN WIN: The Scottish Summer Isles just celebrated the 10th birthday of its scallop dredging ban in Wester Ross, now the world's BIGGEST marine protected area for maerl, a 9,000-year-old pink seaweed that creates incredibly diverse ocean habitats 🪸
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BLOOM Association, of which Dr. Daniel Pauly is a close collaborator, launched a campaign aimed at banning mega-industrial vessels that operate 4,000 km from their port of registration and use gear with a high environmental impact, such as trawls.
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🔵 The #BBNJ Agreement has reached an important milestone: 100 countries and parties have now ratified the landmark treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
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The number of farmed fish species has increased tremendously in aquaculture. Global production now relies on a unique mix of species: some have just recently been reared, while others have been domesticated and selected for tens of generations.
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Daniel Pauly, Claire Nouvian and Baptiste Morizot have joined forces to rethink how we understand fisheries and marine resource use.
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Turning Kenya’s blue economy potential into action requires strong collaboration.
The Government of Kenya and WorldFish have established five technical working groups to strengthen coordination across fisheries and aquaculture, focusing on:
🐟 Quality fish seed
🌱 Feed and nutrition
🩺 Fish health
🌊 Sustainable fisheries management
🤝 Cross-cutting issues
🎉Scientists exploring the UK's maerl beds have uncovered a remarkable array of rare seaweeds, including a species last seen centuries ago, plus a tiny red seaweed now confirmed as completely new to science! 🪸
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Daniel Pauly, Claire Nouvian and Baptiste Morizot have joined forces to rethink how we understand fisheries and marine resource use.
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Can fisheries and ocean protection move beyond an “us vs. them” debate? A new book explores how unexpected alliances could reshape the conversation.
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The 2026 Larkin Award Lecture will bring long-time FishBase and Sea Around Us collaborator, Dr. Fabrice Teletchea, to Vancouver.
Learn more and get your tix ⬇️
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Fishing is not one thing. A new book by Daniel Pauly, Claire Nouvian and Baptiste Morizot examines two very different realities of fishing. bit.ly/reprendrelamer
#BREAKING: The Metals Company applied to start the world’s first-ever commercial deep-sea mining operation.
The targeted region in the eastern Pacific is home to thousands of species, including some discovered this year.
Stop this before it can begin: oceana.ly/3VtEhpu