Pacific bluefin tuna will get some help as countries agree to new harvest strategy
Members of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) agreed to adopt a harvest strategy to ensure sustainable long-term management for Pacific bluefin tuna, which a decade ago had fallen to 2.6% of its historic population due to excessive catches, but has...
Antarctic krill fishery closes months early amid increasing fishing pressure
The krill fishery in the Southern Ocean has closed more than three months early after reaching its annual catch limit of 620,000 metric tons – a precautionary quota established to prevent overfishing Francesco De Augustinis On Aug. 12, for the second year in a...
Spain proposes 23 new marine protected areas in the Canary Islands and Mediterranean
The proposal looks to protect 22,405 square kilometers (8,651 square miles) of marine waters, primarily in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean around the Canary Islands, as well as four sites in the Mediterranean Sea. Francesco De Augustinis The Spanish government has...
Animal Leather and Deforestation: What’s Going On, and Why Has Europe Backtracked?
Leather has been excluded from the list of commodities covered by the European Union’s new Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which will come into force on 30 December 2026. by Francesco De Augustinis Leather will no longer be among the commodities covered by the...
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