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Paranza Effect: The Illegal Fishing of Juveniles Hakes in Italy

Jun 23, 2025 | Fishery

The collapse of Mediterranean hake populations and the illegal fishing of undersized individuals Francesco De Augustinis This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe and Internews’ Earth Journalism Network They call them “merluzzetti”:...

European Hake at Risk of Disappearing from the Western Mediterranean

Jan 15, 2025 | Fishery

EU countries bordering the Western Mediterranean jeopardize new measures to save overfished hakes. The European Hake (Merluccius merluccius), a symbolic species for the Western Mediterranean, could disappear from the region in the next few years due to decades of...

Scottish salmon farms seek growth despite mounting fish deaths and environmental concerns

Nov 20, 2024 | Fish farms, Fishery, Human rights

The industry is seeking to significantly increase production in Scotland, driven by growing export demand. However, it faces ethical concerns over mounting fish mortality, as well as environmental concerns about pollution, the proliferation of sea lice affecting wild...

More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after latest talks

Oct 29, 2024 | Fish farms, Fishery

Despite a year of interim negotiations, CCAMLR members failed again at the latest meeting to reach agreement on creating any new marine protected areas and rolled back regulation of the burgeoning Antarctic krill fishery. The international body in charge of conserving...

The tug of war to ban Deep Sea Mining, the largest mining activity ever

Aug 26, 2024 | Fishery

Members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission failed to reach any agreement on reining in catches of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), which has been declared overfished for the past nine years. A growing number of countries have lined up to stop the “Deep Sea...

Small farmers VS aquaculture at the FAO summit

Aug 21, 2024 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms, Fishery

Opposite views among politicians, producers and fishermen at the last FAO summit, which celebrated the overtaking of fish farming over fishing. Can aquaculture be a sustainable answer to feed the growing world population? The latest summit of the United Nations Food...