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Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. Mass extinction could follow
As species flee to cooler waters, it’s likely to have profound implications for marine ecosystems and human livelihoods.
Vietnam needs to make its fishing practices more sustainable
Vietnam was issued a yellow card in October 2017 by the European Commission (EC) because of rampant illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities by Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels. Since then, following its carding system, the EC have conducted
Climate change is driving mollusks extinct in the eastern Mediterranean
To see how climate change is already devastating fragile ecosystems, look no further than the eastern Mediterranean.
Indigenous people in the US hope to save salmon by removing dams
Salmon in the Klamath River in the United States were once abundant. They no longer are.
A shift in financing can make our fisheries more sustainable
Over a third of the world’s fisheries have been overexploited and the health of marine ecosystems is in decline.
Pollutants banned decades ago are still in the UK’s rivers
Banned and disused chemicals from an industrial past continue to poison wildlife in rivers throughout the United Kingdom.