January 19, 2021 By Sophie Yeo BBC
Seeing a whale stranded on a beach often provokes a strong reaction. It can make people curious – beached whales can do strange things, like explode. It can also be upsetting to witness a creature so magnificent in water reduced to lifeless blubber on land. What rarely registers, however, is the lost opportunity for carbon sequestration.
January 18, 2021 By Karen McVeigh The Guardian
A coalition of NGOs is calling for an urgent ban on destructive bottom trawling in EU marine protected areas, after the failure of member states to defend seas.
January 18, 2021 By Elin Kelsey Hakai Magazine
When it comes to conservation, hope is much more useful than gloom.
January 13, 2021 By Brian Owens Hakai Magazine
The COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the world for much of the past year has disrupted many industries, and fisheries are no exception. An early analysis estimates that in the United States, the pandemic has caused fresh seafood catches to decline by 40 percent relative to 2019, while imports fell by 37 percent and exports by 43 percent.
January 12, 2021 By Kamala Thiagarajan Hakai Magazine
How a small radio station in India helps protect fishers and the ecosystems they rely on.