27 June, 2024 The amount of fish harvested from aquaculture has overtaken wild-capture fisheries for the first time, according to a huge biannual report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).Manuel Barange, director of the FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, said this was “a great result because it means that we can continue to increase the production of aquatic foods without increasing the impact on the marine environment,
27 June, 2024 Chinese construction companies have been banned from moving coral to make space for construction projects.The Ministry of Natural Resources issued a notice this month strengthening a requirement for coral reef ecosystems to be protected and restored in situ, and banning the practice of transplanting them elsewhere for restoration. China has lost 80% of its coral reefs since the 1950s, but rigorous monitoring
The islanders of Bangka Belitung, off Sumatra, have long hunted squid for sustenance and trade, but some fear this is being imperilled by mining. By Nopri Ismi, June 4, 2024On the night of 1 April, strong winds brought drizzle, lightning and metre-high waves to the seas around the Bangka Belitung islands in western Indonesia. Ismu Bai decided to return from his squid-fishing trip early.“Thankfully I was able to get two kilograms [of squid].
More fishing boats are coming to northern waters as sea ice retreats, bringing pollution with them. By Anna Napolitano, June 17, 2024A walrus on a beach in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic. Microplastics from fishing boats may be making their way up the Arctic food chain – from krill, to fish, seals, walruses and humans (Image © Christian Åslund / Greenpeace)Viola “Vi” Waghiyi says her people, the Yupik, have long lived in
With the future of mineral mining on the ocean floor remaining contested and murky, Dialogue Earth digs into the debates. By Regina Lam, Jessica Aldred, June 20, 2024Patania II is a prototype deep-sea mining machine developed by Belgian company GSR to collect small nodules. They contain valuable minerals used in technology, such as smartphones and, increasingly, solar panels. (Image © GSR)The deep sea is an underwater world
