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Biodiversity offsets – an efficient way of protecting seabirds?

by Rebecca Nesbit 

Each year, 7.2 million tonnes of fisheries catch gets thrown away as bycatch, including fish, turtles and birds.

Modifying fishing gear is a popular way of reducing this, and to a large extent it can often be effective. However, suitable modifications aren’t always possible, so preventing fishing in certain [...]

Protecting fishermen, not just fish

by Rebecca Nesbit

I recently blogged about the problems facing our fish stocks, so was interested to read about ways to overcome challenges in preventing fish declines. The number of communities dependent on seafood means that overfishing is a major barrier to obtaining food security, and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are one way [...]

Concrete protects the oceans

by Rebecca Nesbit

Fishing trawlers are an important industry along the north coast of Spain but it is one of the most damaging human activities affecting the shallow waters. The inner coastal shelf (at depths of up to 100m) is a nursery ground for several commercial fish species and is home to [...]

What will happen to the fish?

by Rebecca Nesbit

When I was in The Gambia recently my reading material included a review of the world’s fisheries – how are fish going to react to climate change? Which parts of the world will be most affected? How are we going to react to the fishes’ reaction to climate change? So [...]