14 November 2017

9 Migratory marine species to be given better protection

14 November 2017

The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) decided to give 9 migratory marine species greater protection. Let's take a closer look at who they are.

Samantha Andrews

9 July 2016

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Animals & Plants

The plight of the vaquita

Samantha Andrews

9 July 2016

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Animals & Plants

If awards were given to cetaceans, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus) would certainly win a few. Sadly, not all of them would be given for positive things...

Samantha Andrews

21 May 2016

Conservation, Animals & Plants

Saving the European Eel

Samantha Andrews

21 May 2016

Conservation, Animals & Plants

Together with scientifically-backed fisheries management schemes, habitat maintenance plays a huge role in the conservation and sustainable use of migrating species, such as the European eel.

Samantha Andrews

22 October 2015

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, People and the Sea

Oh Canada – what about your ocean?

Samantha Andrews

22 October 2015

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, People and the Sea

Scientists call out Canada for undermining it's own ocean protection mandate and putting marine species at risk.

Samantha Andrews

7 September 2015

Fisheries & Aquaculture

How deep is too deep for commercial fishing?

Samantha Andrews

7 September 2015

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Can deep-sea fishing ever be sustainable? Joanne Clarke, a PhD student at the University of Glasgow and colleagues suggests that there might be a way to make the practice less damaging.

Samantha Andrews

9 March 2015

Are we really protecting North Atlantic right whales?

Samantha Andrews

9 March 2015

The east coast USA has several measures in place to protect the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) - but just how effective are they?

Samantha Andrews

8 February 2015

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Animals & Plants

Australia’s protected area network failing threatened marine fishes

Samantha Andrews

8 February 2015

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Animals & Plants

Australia’s protected areas are inadequate for protecting one of the world’s most threatened marine fishes – the sawfish

Samantha Andrews

9 November 2014

Where the reef manta doth roam

Samantha Andrews

9 November 2014

Finding manta ray's favourite hangouts is not easy - but is vital for conservation.

Samantha Andrews

1 November 2014

Sawfish living on the edge

Samantha Andrews

1 November 2014

Meet the sawfishes - the world's most imperilled marine fishes.

9 Migratory marine species to be given better protection

The plight of the vaquita

Saving the European Eel

Oh Canada – what about your ocean?

How deep is too deep for commercial fishing?

Are we really protecting North Atlantic right whales?

Australia’s protected area network failing threatened marine fishes

Where the reef manta doth roam

Sawfish living on the edge

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