International Community Fails to Protect Marine Life in Antarctic Waters
A meeting of 24 countries and the European Union has failed to designate vitally needed marine reserves in Antarctica’s Ross Sea, one of the world’s most significant, fragile, and beautiful ocean...
View ArticlePew Calls for International Cooperation to Protect Antarctic Waters
Two dozen countries and the European Union begin talks today that could yield the world’s largest marine protected areas in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean.
View ArticlePew Commends Countries' Call for Antarctic Marine Reserve Designations
As countries prepare to gather for the last attempt this year to approve vast marine protected areas in Antarctic waters, The Pew Charitable Trusts applauded Australia, France, New Zealand, the...
View ArticleThe Nippon Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts Host a Symposium to Find...
The Nippon Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts will host the Joint Symposium on the State of the Ocean, a one-day conference to explore the threats facing the world’s oceans.
View ArticleHong Kong Government Takes Steps to Protect Sharks and Bluefin Tuna
Joshua Reichert, executive vice president of The Pew Charitable Trusts, praised the release of new sustainable consumption guidelines for government and public sector employees in Hong Kong to not...
View ArticleUnprecedented Conservation Win for Sharks and Manta Rays at CITES
Five species of sharks and two species of manta rays will now be subject to international trade regulation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or...
View ArticleNew Study Says 100 Million Sharks Killed Annually
According to scientific findings released today, the number of sharks killed each year in commercial fisheries is estimated at 100 million, with a range between 63 million and 273 million. The study...
View ArticleInterpol Launches Major Global Initiative to Fight Illegal Fishing
Today, INTERPOL’s Environmental Crime Programme, with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, announced...
View ArticleUN Advisory Panel Recommends Support for CITES Shark Proposals
An advisory panel of independent experts for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has publically endorsed proposals to regulate international trade of oceanic whitetip, 3...
View ArticleEstimating the Use of Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in the Global...
An estimated 47,000 to 105,000 fish aggregating devices (FADs) are currently in use worldwide to catch tuna according to the Pew Environment Group. Pew released this first-ever estimate of the use of...
View ArticleICCAT Follows Scientific Advice on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Makes Some Progress...
At the conclusion of their week-long meeting in Agadir, 48 member governments of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas today adopted positive measures that will help...
View ArticleAntarctic Commission Improves Port Inspections to Fight Illegal Fishing
A key Antarctic fisheries and conservation management body agreed to strengthen port inspection rules, which will help crack down on illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean.
View ArticleGovernments Set to Tackle International Shark Trade
Seven species of vulnerable sharks and manta rays have now been submitted for consideration for protection next year under an international treaty concerned with regulating wildlife trade.
View ArticleAntarctic Ocean Legacy: A Marine Reserve for the Ross Sea
In October 2011, the Antarctic Ocean Alliance proposed the creation of a network of marine protected areas and no-take marine reserves in 19 specific areas in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.
View ArticleAfter Rio+20: What Now for the Ocean?
In contrast to the picture that was painted in the press, the Pew Environment Group believes there is reason to be hopeful about progress that was made on ocean conservation issues, our policy...
View ArticleNavigating Global Shark Conservation Measures: Current Measures and Gaps
A new analysis by the Pew Environment Group, Navigating Global Shark Conservation Measures: Current Measures and Gaps, compiles existing management measures for sharks, highlights their inadequacies,...
View ArticleSome Progress at Rio, But No Time to Waste
Today, Susan Lieberman, director of International Policy for the Pew Environment Group, released the following statement at the close of the Rio Earth Summit (Rio + 20).
View ArticlePew Reacts to Rio+20 Document
Negotiators meeting in Rio, Brazil at the Earth Summit known as Rio+20 have finalized a 49-page document which will now go to Heads of State.
View ArticleNew Channel Launches to Broadcast About the Ocean From the Rio+20 Earth Summit
A new multi-media channel launches today (June 8th) in the run up to the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Providing rolling updates on ocean issues from today onwards, the platfrom will begin broadcasting news...
View ArticlePew Applauds New EU International Trade Protection for Porbeagle Shark
The Pew Environment Group today applauded the European Union for its action to protect the porbeagle shark—which is critically endangered in parts of the North Atlantic—from being killed for its fins...
View ArticleGovernments Take Weak Stance on the Ocean
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy at the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to the lack of necessary action on high seas biodiversity conservation...
View ArticleSettling Ownership of the Bounty of the High Seas
(Huffington Post) Many ocean species that are over-exploited and traded internationally live in areas beyond national jurisdiction, a region known as the high seas that starts 200 miles from shore and...
View ArticleOcean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 Conference?
The United Nations has sought to promote the "peaceful use of the seas and ocean, the equitable utilization of their resources, and the study, protection, and preservation of the marine environment,"...
View ArticlePew Encouraged that Ocean Protection is on Rio+20 Agenda
Global political leaders will convene in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this June, which marks the 20th anniversary of the original UN Earth Summit, to evaluate progress towards achieving goals on sustainable...
View ArticleInterest and Influence: A Snapshot of the Western and Central Pacific...
The Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) stretches approximately 6,000 nautical miles, from the archipelagos of Southeast Asia to the remote atolls of Kiribati in the Central Pacific.
View ArticleOverfishing 101: Postcard from Pendik
ICCAT is the international body that manages tuna fisheries across a quarter of the ocean’s surface, including the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
View ArticleICCAT: Progress, Yes. Success, No.
Governments at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have adopted several important provisions that will conserve threatened fish species—such as bluefin tuna and...
View ArticleAlternative Fishing Gear Can Reduce Shark Mortality
A new global scientific review shows that simple changes in fishing gear could significantly reduce the large number of sharks unintentionally caught in the world’s oceans. The paper, “Fisheries...
View ArticleOcean Earth: How Rio+20 Can and Must Turn the Tide
At UNCSD in 2012 (Rio+20), the international community must take urgent action to reform ocean governance to ensure the sustainability of global fish stocks and to ensure legal instruments are in place...
View ArticleGap Analysis: Comparing CCAMLR's Port State Measures
The Pew Environment Group conducted a gap analysis to identify specific disparities in port State measures adopted by 10 regional fisheries management organisations as they compare to the FAO Port...
View ArticleNew Global Assessment Confirms Threat to Tuna
Dr. Susan Lieberman, director of International Policy for the Pew Environment Group, released the following statement in response to the first-ever global species assessment of tuna and billfish...
View ArticleSharks Caught in the Jaws of Tuna Fisheries
Governments will soon have a chance to help conserve populations of oceanic whitetip sharks, which have declined so much in the eastern Pacific that catch numbers have been reduced to almost zero.
View ArticlePew: Governments Incapable of Managing Tuna
Dr. Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued this statement today in response to decisions made at this year’s meeting of the International Commission for...
View ArticleUS Supports Bluefin Tuna Conservation
As of November 17, over 84,000 letters have been sent to the United States government urging protection of bluefin tuna spawning grounds at the 17th Special Meeting of the International Commission for...
View ArticleFrench and Spanish Citizens Overwhelmingly Support Bluefin Tuna Conservation
Results from national representative survey show strong public support for bluefin tuna spawning ground sanctuaries in advance of international meeting on management measures for this species.
View ArticleEarth Negotiations Bulletin from Pew-IDDRI Bluefin Tuna Seminar
The seminar entitled “What is the Future of Bluefin Tuna? Perspectives before the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)” took place on 16 November at the Oceanographic...
View ArticlePew Calls for Strong, Immediate Action to Protect Tuna, Sharks
As the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) begins in Paris, the Pew Environment Group is urging ICCAT member nations to create spawning ground...
View ArticleJoint Policy Statement on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Management
Greenpeace, Oceana, the Pew Environment Group and WWF call upon member governments of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to immediately protect the severely...
View ArticleNew Report on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Exposes Fraud, Cheating
Joshua S. Reichert, Managing Director of the Pew Environment Group, issued a statement following the release of a new report from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that exposes...
View ArticleICCAT Takes Positive Action to Rebuild Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Populations, End...
The Pew Charitable Trusts issued the following statement today at the conclusion of this year's annual meeting of ICCAT. "Delegates spent the past week debating the future of Atlantic bluefin tuna and...
View ArticleWCPFC Fails on Tropical Tuna But Makes Progress on Sharks, Vessel Tracking
Negotiators at this week’s meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, or WCPFC, have agreed to important conservation measures for threatened sharks and made a significant...
View ArticlePew Launches Global Program to Protect Penguins
Penguin lovers around the world will unite to observe World Penguin Day on April 25th, and The Pew Charitable Trusts is joining the celebration by announcing the launch of the first global effort aimed...
View ArticlePew Praises Ratification of Treaty to Fight Illegal Fishing Worldwide
The United States Senate on April 3 took a strong stand in the global fight against illegal fishing by ratifying a treaty that will prevent illegally caught fish from entering the market through ports...
View ArticleEU Bans Fish Imports from 3 Countries
Today the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and WWF welcome a decision by the European Union Fisheries Council, comprising all 28 fisheries ministers, to ban the...
View ArticlePew Awards Chilean Scientist Stefan Gelcich the 2014 Fellowship in Marine...
Stefan Gelcich, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile has been awarded a 2014 Pew fellowship in marine conservation for a new project that will examine the social...
View ArticlePew Awards Malaysian Mammal Scientist the 2014 Fellowship in Marine Conservation
Louisa Shobhini Ponnampalam, Ph.D., a scientist with the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and co-founder of grassroots NGO, The MareCet Research Organization, has been awarded a 2014 Pew...
View ArticlePew Awards Scientist Hoyt Peckham the 2014 Fellowship in Marine Conservation
Hoyt Peckham, Ph.D., a pioneer of incentivizing artisanal fishing to advance marine stewardship based in La Paz, México, has been awarded a 2014 Pew fellowship in marine conservation to expand on his...
View ArticlePew Awards Shark Scientist Demian Chapman the 2014 Fellowship in Marine...
Demian Chapman, Ph.D., a scientist with Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, has been awarded a 2014 Pew fellowship in marine conservation for a new research project to...
View ArticlePew Applauds the British Virgin Islands for Establishing Permanent Shark...
The British Virgin Islands moved on May 22 to establish a permanent shark sanctuary in its waters.
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