Unprecedented 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 ArticleEstimating the Use of Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) Around the Globe
The Pew Environment Group has taken on the task of developing a ‘back of the envelope’ estimate of how many drifting FADs are currently in use, while acknowledging that it would be a challenging...
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,"...
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