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Sustainable Planet

Australia Takes a Historic Step: Phasing Out Gill Net Fishing to Protect the Great Barrier Reef

In a globally significant moment for ocean conservation, Australia and Queensland have announced a groundbreaking initiative to phase out commercial gill…

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Flora & Fauna

Nearly 100 shark species protected thanks to groundbreaking vote to control trade in shark fins

Dozens of shark species will get better protection with the tightening of the international Cites convention on trade in endangered wildlife.…

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Inspiring People

Gentle giants of the ocean: 10 fascinating facts about whale sharks – the world’s biggest fish

Magnificent and mysterious migratory leviathans of the deep, Whale Sharks are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of…

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Sustainable Planet

Good news. Here is what happened after activists dropped boulders in the sea!

UK Government bans bottom trawling—an environmentally destructive fishing technique—from four UK offshore Marine Protected Areas, including the Dogger Bank, the nation’s…

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Sustainable Planet

Dutch fishermen caught a record 756 metric tons of trash from the sea

Dutch fishing vessels removed 756,000 kilos of litter from the sea last year, breaking the record set in 2020 when 644,000…

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90

Inspiring People

How simple green lights could save birds, sharks and turtles from fishing nets

New research shows that affixing green LED lights to fishing nets significantly reduces the catch of nontargeted sealife without affecting the…

5 mins
159

Inspiring People

Tuna species are recovering despite growing pressures on marine life overall

Four commercially-fished tuna species are on the path to recovery thanks to enforced regional fishing quotas, although marine life in general…

4 mins
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Sustainable Planet

Commercial fishing now banned in central Arctic Ocean

A historic 16-year ban by northern countries on commercial fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean came into effect last month, buying…

5 mins
128

Inspiring People

Italian initiative helps prevent sea turtles from dying in fishing nets

The project Tartalife has reduced accidental by-catch of sea turtles being caught up in fishing nets along 15 Italian coastal areas…

3 mins
182

Good Stuff

How fishing for plastic in Greece could create a huge global impact

UNEP Young Champion of the Earth Lefteris Arapakis and the Mediterranean Clean Up team trains, empowers and incentivises the local Greek…

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Australia Takes a Historic Step: Phasing Out Gill Net Fishing to Protect the Great Barrier Reef

Nearly 100 shark species protected thanks to groundbreaking vote to control trade in shark fins

Gentle giants of the ocean: 10 fascinating facts about whale sharks – the world’s biggest fish

Good news. Here is what happened after activists dropped boulders in the sea!

Dutch fishermen caught a record 756 metric tons of trash from the sea

How simple green lights could save birds, sharks and turtles from fishing nets

Tuna species are recovering despite growing pressures on marine life overall

Commercial fishing now banned in central Arctic Ocean

Italian initiative helps prevent sea turtles from dying in fishing nets

How fishing for plastic in Greece could create a huge global impact

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