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Understanding how many fish are in the sea is crucial to creating effective policy and management strategies. One study out of the University of Washington in Seattle took a close look at how fishing ...

New research shows a more prosperous global future is possible if both climate change and sustainable fisheries management are addressed now. If we proactively implement effective fisheries management ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers show how vessel-tracking data mirrored tuna roaming beyond their typical territory due to unusually ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Led by Dr. Jordan Goetze from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation ...

In the 1990s, Maine’s lobster industry and state regulators developed a co-management system that established seven lobster fishing councils, comprised of local fishermen, to oversee fishing practices ...

In Somanga, southern Tanzania, it’s the afternoon and the tide is out. Mangrove roots, jutting out from the drying salty mudflat, are surrounded by small scurrying ghost crabs. Fisheries officer ...

New UniSC-led research has raised hopes of reducing the tragic incidental impacts of commercial fishing on large seabirds ...

A new study published in Ecological Applications demonstrates that commercial fisheries function much like an investment portfolio: diversity brings stability. The research shows that when different ...

It's a small world after all -- especially when it comes to marine fisheries, with a new study revealing they form a single network, with over $10 billion worth of fish each year being caught in a ...

A 45.8-pound king salmon sits on ice during Petersburg’s salmon derby in 2015. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK) Should Southeast Alaska have a hatchery-only king salmon sports fishery? Researchers recently tried ...

You’d rather brave the wild than scroll your feed. You recognize that sensitive ecosystems require careful stewardship. You want to help seek solutions to pressing environmental problems. The wildlife ...