Marine Fisheries

Fish for the future: fisheries development and food security for Kiribati in an era of global climate change

The Republic of Kiribati is a vast South Pacific island group with one of the largest exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the world. Kiribati waters support a wealth of marine fisheries activities.

Publication Date:

01/08/2014

Author(s): Brooke Campbell, Quentin Hanich

Source: WorldFish

Tags:

Fisheries, Food Security, Kiribati, Climate Change, Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture

Environment

Coasts at risk: an assessment of coastal risks and the role of environmental solutions

Tropical and small island developing States (SIDS) are most at risk from exposure and vulnerability to coastal hazards, according to ‘Coasts at Risk: An Assessment of Coastal Risks and the Role of Environmental Solutions.' The report uses an indicator-based approach to assess risks from exposure and vulnerability to coastal hazards and identifie

Publication Date:

01/08/2014

Author(s): Michael W. Beck

Source: United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)

Tags:

Coastal Development, Climate Change, Corals, Mangroves, Marine Fisheries, Environment, Natural Disasters, Islands, India, Global, Coastal Erosion

Environment

Towards a global map of natural capital: key ecosystem assets

The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has produced a composite map of the marine and terrestrial ecosystem assets of the world.

Publication Date:

01/08/2014

Author(s): Barney Dickson, Ralph Blaney, Lera Miles, & et al

Source: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Freshwater Ecosystems, Marine Fisheries, Biodiversity, Environment Economics

Environment

Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs (1970-2012)

The Caribbean is a sprawling sea of deep nutrient-poor waters punctuated by great oases of biomass production and diversity of species, otherwise known as coral reefs.

Publication Date:

01/07/2014

Source: Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

Tags:

Caribbean Sea, Corals, Marine Pollution, Climate Change, Invasive Alien Species, Marine Ecosystems, Hurricanes, Marine Fisheries

Fisheries

Chronic and intensive bottom trawling impairs deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Deep-sea ecosystem processes play a key role in global functioning of the planet. These functions are largely dependent upon deep-sea biodiversity. Industrial fisheries, after the depletion of fish stocks and destruction of the marine habitats on continental shelves, are now rapidly moving deeper into the ocean interior. We show here that bottom trawling along continental slopes has a major impact on deep-sea sedimentary ecosystems, causing their degradation and infaunal depauperation.

Publication Date:

17/06/2014

Author(s): Antonio Pusceddu, Silvia Bianchelli, Jacobo Martín & et al

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Vol:

111

Issue:

24

pp:

8861–8866

Tags:

Marine Fisheries, Marine Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Mediterranean Sea

Fisheries

State Dips in Marine Fish Landing Records, Says Study

The estimates of marine fish landings (MFL) in 2013 released by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi, recorded a fall of 4 per cent from 2012.

Publication Date:

13/06/2014

Source: New Indian Express (Kochi)

Tags:

Kerala, Fish, Marine Fisheries, Gujarat, Goa, Fisheries

Fisheries

The voluntary guidelines for flag state performance, the 2009 FAO agreement on port state measures and other instruments combating IUU fishing

This document reports on the outcome of the Technical Consultation on Flag State Performance, concluded in February 2013, which adopted Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance, and which are being presented herewith for endorsement by COFI.

Publication Date:

13/06/2014

Source: FAO

Tags:

Marine Fisheries, Ports, FAO

Wildlife

Seasonal distribution and historic trends in abundance of white sharks, carcharodon carcharias, in the Western North Atlantic Ocean

Despite recent advances in field research on white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in several regions around the world, opportunistic capture and sighting records remain the primary source of information on this species in the northwest Atlantic Ocean (NWA). Previous studies using limited datasets have suggested a precipitous decline in the abundance of white sharks from this region, but considerable uncertainty in these studies warrants additional investigation.

Publication Date:

11/06/2014

Author(s): Tobey H. Curtis, Camilla T. McCandless, John K. Carlson

Source: PLoS ONE

pp:

1-12

Tags:

Marine Fisheries, Endangered Species, North Atlantic Ocean

Fisheries

Green certification guidelines

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Centre (CMFRI) and Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) could jointly draw green certification guidelines for marine ornamental fish breeding a

Publication Date:

29/05/2014

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Central Mining Research Institute (CMRI), Fish, Trade

Fisheries

The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2014

The fisheries and aquaculture sector – a vital source of livelihoods, nutritious food and economic opportunities – has a key role to play in meeting one of the world’s greatest challenges: feedi