Conservation

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A groundbreaking global treaty to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas has officially reached the threshold for entry into force, marking a major milestone in international environmental cooperation.

22nd September 2025

UN high seas treaty ratified

22nd September 2025

OPINION

OPINION

The Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) is home to some of the world’s most productive tuna fisheries, supplying a vital source of protein to millions of people while sustaining coastal economies across the Americas and beyond. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission…

21st August 2025

Securing the future of Eastern Pacific tuna: ISSF’s 2025 priorities for the IATTC

21st August 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Ahead of the next annual Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting (13-17 April 2025), the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has prepared an article on the actions needed to advance the IOTC’s efforts for the long-term health of…

3rd April 2025

ISSF: IOTC actions needed to maintain momentum for sustainable tuna fisheries

3rd April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Fishermen in Japan are safeguarding blue carbon ecosystems such as seaweed beds to restore the environment and bring back marine life. 

15th November 2024

Reviving Japan’s seas through environmental conservation

15th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs BLOOM and ClientEarth are taking legal action against the French government for failing to comply with EU conservation laws that ban trawling in marine protected areas (MPA) in the Mediterranean.

30th September 2024

NGOs sue France over MPA failures

30th September 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Inconsistent reporting of shark and ray trade data is causing problems for conservation efforts of these vulnerable species, according to a new study.

23rd July 2024

CITES: Shark, ray trade reporting ‘inconsistent’

23rd July 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

After nearly a century of dams being built on most of the world’s major rivers, artificial reservoirs now represent an immense freshwater footprint across the landscape. Yet, these reservoirs are understudied and…

1st May 2024

Study: US reservoirs hold billions of pounds of fish

1st May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new app for mobile phones has launched to help the public in India engage with marine fisheries research.

20th March 2024

CMFRI urges public support for fisheries research

20th March 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

To help report destructive and illegal fishing practices, non-profit marine conservation organisation Sea Shepherd Global has four of its nine current vessels subscribed to its maritime communications service Fleet Xpress. This includes Allankay, a…

4th March 2024

Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress helping combat illegal fishing

4th March 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Shark League member groups have welcomed conservation advances for Atlantic sharks and rays at this year’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), but also warned that…

21st November 2023

ICCAT progress for shark and ray conservation

21st November 2023