Overfishing

It is the entire fishing industry that ultimately suffers when all of the fish are gone, so fishermen have...The critical steps to help fish stocks recover are...

The fishermen who once controlled a fishing gear have long since gone home and yet their gear continues to kill marine life. Life destroyed by ghost fishing is...

What consequences are there from fishing down the food web? When you remove smaller fish species, you destroy any hope for the recovery of predator species.

What would happen if there were no fish in the ocean? As scary as it sounds, the oceans as we know them may cease to exist over the coming centuries. If marine...

With 70% of the worlds wild fish stocks exploited, aquaculture is seen as a viable method to supply fish. What are the pros and cons of this method?

There are several ways in which the aquaculture industry can become more sustainable, but perhaps the three most efficient ways would be to...

The impacts of aquaculture on the environment are an increasingly important issue as aquaculture operations expand globally. Outbreaks of disease from farms, discharges, ...

Healthy oceans and seas are paramount to our health but they are under increasing stress. Studies suggest that the causes of marine habitat destruction are...

Overfishing is a global problem with many serious impacts...Some of the long-term effects are reduction in the social, health, and economic wellbeing of communities..

Overfishing disrupts the natural balance of coral reefs. Learn more about its damaging effects and what is being done to protect the health of our reefs.