As the marine environment deteriorates due to climate change and overfishing, many Bajau Laut families are abandoning their houseboats in favour of stilt houses. Thailand's nomadic fishermen today ...
The Norwegian Sea is home to mackerel and herring populations that are subject to overfishing. Image by Harvey Barrison via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). NEAFC took a small first step toward adopting ...
Roughly a third of wild fish stocks in Canada are considered healthy, while the rest are in depleted states, according to a new report. The findings come from an annual fishery audit put ...
The rising demand for fishmeal has been linked to overfishing in India, Vietnam, and other countries where lower fish populations means less food for humans and animals in ocean ecosystems. “What we ...
Fishermen were deeply rooted in small, close-knit families. Sons typically learned the trade from their fathers, and multiple generations often worked together. Women played an essential role in ...
“Canada’s fisheries are at a tipping point,” said Rebecca Schijns, Fishery Scientist, Oceana Canada. “Overfishing and inconsistent, short-sighted management are jeopardizing marine life and coastal ...
With the implementation of exclusive economic zones in the 1970s, Japan had to fall back on exploiting fish stocks in its own territories, resulting in severe overfishing. Additionally ...