Bottom trawls drag nets across the seafloor, catching everything in their paths. Every year, over 4 million tons of bycatch are caught in bottom trawls. ; Longlines can extend for 50 miles or more and have thousands of baited hooks. When cast out and left to "soak," longlines and gillnets attract anything that swims by, from sharks to sea turtles.
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The Pacific bluefin tuna population struggled for decades, nose-diving by over 98 percent since the onset of industrial fishing. Now, thanks in part to the work of our science, policy, and sustainable seafood teams, this remarkable ocean traveler is on the road to recovery. Pacific bluefin tuna migrate across ocean basins, which can make them difficult to protect. By tagging and tracking Pacific bluefin, our science team has learned where and when — and even why — they migrate, spawn, and fe...
Fewer than 340 North Atlantic right whales exist today – and their numbers are decreasing every year (Pettis HM, Pace RM, Hamilton PK 2022). For the North Atlantic right whale population to recover, the average number of whales injured or killed by human-related activity must be less than one whale per year (Hayes et al. 2022). This number has been exceeded almost every year since 1995 (NOAA). U.S. and Canadian fisheries, combined, deploy up to 1 million vertical lines throughout North Atlantic right whale migratory routes, calving, and forag ...
Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) (© Diane Rome Peebles) China Ponds Aquaculture Standard Version A3.2 November 14, 2018 Seafood Watch Consulting Researchers Disclaimer Seafood Watch® strives to...
Whole Foods announced that it will no longer sell Maine lobster at stores after the Marine Stewardship Council and Seafood Watch pulled their support for the Maine industry.
the MBA Seafood Watch program." The MSC also determined last year that the Maine lobster fishery posed a threat to the right whale species. But the MLA argued that the rating and subsequent...
the MBA Seafood Watch program. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "We will pause purchasing lobster from the Gulf of Maine and resume when the MSC suspension is lifted or when the MBA...
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