Electronic Monitoring: A Roadmap to Efficient & Effective Fisheries Management
Successful fisheries management is dependent upon timely data collection and analysis. A robust monitoring program will provide data on catch, specify gear use and evaluate bycatch for fishery...
View ArticleExpedition Cuba: A Tri-National Journey to Share Science and Survey Sharks,...
By: Kendra Karr & Valerie Miller Intro by Dan Whittle: With generous support from the Waitt Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has launched a new initiative to support collaborative...
View ArticleExpedition Cuba Part 2: Scientists Partner with Fishermen to Explore Cuban...
By: Valerie Miller & Kendra Karr Part II of a blog series reporting on the February 2013 Research Expedition in Cuba organized by EDF Oceans’ Cuba, Science, and Shark teams and funded by the Waitt...
View ArticleExpedition Cuba Part 3: Collaborative Research Establishes Baseline...
By: Kendra Karr and Valerie Miller Part III of a blog series detailing a February 2013 Research Expedition in Cuba organized by EDF Oceans’ Cuba, Science, and Shark teams and funded by the Waitt...
View ArticleLetter: Fishing Regulations Shouldn’t Imperil Safety
Regulations to restock fisheries and keep fishermen safe ought to go hand in hand. Unfortunately, in an effort to control how many fish are caught, regulators frequently impose rules that end up...
View ArticleNew management plan continues to yield conservation & economic benefits in...
On September 24, NOAA Fisheries released their report on the second year (2012) of the West Coast Groundfish Catch Shares Program, a program that EDF has been instrumental in helping to develop,...
View ArticleIt’s Official: U.S. fisheries continued their upward trend in 2012
Each year, the National Marine Fisheries Service provides the public with a “statistical snapshot” of fish landings in the United States. This week, the numbers for 2012 were released via the agency’s...
View Article5 Reasons for Hope on World Fisheries Day
Today is World Fisheries Day— a healthy reminder of how important fisheries are, regardless of where we live. Wild fisheries must be managed and harvested sustainably in order to successfully rebuild...
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World Oceans Day: All eyes on oceans in June 2014
By EDF Oceans Photo Credit: Carlos Aguilera World Oceans Day is an annual reminder that the oceans are our planet’s greatest natural resource and that we must take actions to protect them. The...
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FAO adopts sustainable small-scale fisheries guidelines
By EDF OceansPhoto credit: Jason Houston Small-scale fisheries provide a host of social and economic benefits to local communities. They contribute about half of the global catch; supplying food for...
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Investing in the transition to thriving EU waters: A visionary new framework
By EDF Oceans By: Kent Strauss & Erik Lindebo In partnership with the Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit (ISU), and in collaboration with the 50in10 initiative, EDF recently...
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H-E-B Grocery Making Sure Texans Enjoy Sustainable Seafood
By EDF OceansBy Tim Fitzgerald and Heather Paffe Source: HEB.com Today EDF proudly announced its new sustainable seafood partnership with Texas retail giant H-E-B, a cornerstone of communities across...
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Smart fishery management can make fishing safer
By EDF OceansAmerican fishermen are 23 times more likely than the average American worker to die on the job. That’s a shockingly high number, and it might not surprise you if you’ve watched Deadliest...
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Reasons for Hope on World Fisheries Day 2014
By EDF OceansPhoto credits: Noel Lopez Fernandez, Jason Houston, Carlos Aguilera Today, fisheries provide just a fraction of their potential in terms of food and...
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5 Reasons for Hope on World Fisheries Day 2015
By EDF OceansPicture the world’s oceans once again abounding in fish, as part of a thriving and diverse marine ecosystem that supplies people with an increasing amount of protein rich food. This can be...
View ArticleFive reasons to be hopeful about fisheries in 2017
By EDF Oceans Despite major challenges facing our oceans, fishing communities around the world can be thriving and abounding in fish within our lifetimes. Improving management and practices can lead to...
View ArticleA message to our RSS subscribers
By EDF OceansA message to our RSS subscribers: We are making a change to how our blog subscriptions are managed. Please update your RSS feed URL to: http://blogs.edf.org/edfish/feed/
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Five reasons we’re hopeful on World Fisheries Day
By EDF OceansThe fortunes of people everywhere are inextricably linked to the oceans. Overfishing remains one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, but around the world we are seeing...
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Why should you care about fisheries? They can help feed the world.
By EDF OceansCredit: Alexis Rife By: Doug Rader and Kristin Kleisner Food security is a hot button topic for today’s world leaders, and rightly so as the population swells to 10 billion people by the...
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Five reasons for hope on World Fisheries Day 2018
By EDF OceansYou may not have it on your calendar – but today is World Fisheries Day – a moment to celebrate the incredible bounty that we receive from the sea. It’s also an opportunity to take stock...
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