Marine

Successes in the marine environment

Local artisanal fishers are feeling the impact of declining fish stocks.

10 Jul 2008
Southern African states toughen up on fighting pirate fishing

The fight against illegal fishing took a great leap forward last week as fisheries ministers from eight southern African coastal states adopted an action plan to safeguard fish stocks and livehoods.

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The black swallower (<i>Chiasmodon niger</i>) is a deep sea fish that has the ability to extend its stomach 3 times its size so that it can swallow fish that are bigger than itself.

27 Jun 2008
Historic move to protect Alps of the undersea
WWF applauds the commitment by international governments to protect a critical part of the vulnerable, highly productive and largely unexplored waters of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the vast underwater mountain chain in the Atlantic Ocean. » Read more

Fiji is famous throughout the world for spectacularly rich and vibrant soft coral reefs, which provide havens and food sources for thousands of species of fish and invertebrates.

06 May 2008
$63 million to protect the Coral Triangle
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are joining together to support the preservation of Asia’s Coral Triangle – the world’s centre of marine life – with the GEF committing $63 million to fund conservation of this area. » Read more

Illegal fishing is threatening remaining cod stocks in the Grand Banks off Canada’s east coast.

23 Apr 2008
Major success in the fight against illegal fishing
Efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing for cod in the Barents Sea are paying off - with a 50% cut in illegal fishing since 2005. » Read more

22 Apr 2008
Bowie Seamount designated as Canada’s seventh Marine Protected Area
After many years working with partners on the conservation of Bowie Seamount in the northeast Pacific, WWF-Canada celebrated the official designation of the site as a Marine Protected Area (MPA) on April 17.
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Swarms of pastel-hued wreckfish, one of more than 385 fish species found within the Apo Reef Natural Park, the Philippines.

04 Oct 2007
Fishing ban protects largest coral reef in the Philippines
Reef fish and other marine species can breathe easier with the introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef, one of the world's largest coral reefs. » Read more

Cod catch on the deck of a deep sea fishing trawler.

01 Oct 2007
Protecting cod and coral off eastern Canada
Decisions made at a meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization will help cod recover and protect vulnerable cold-water corals off the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Ship on the Danube in Serbia. In promoting sustainable navigation on the Danube, ships must be adapted to the river rather than the river adapted to the ships.

17 Sep 2007
Shipping nations ban toxic cleaning agent
After more than ten years of lobbying by WWF, shipping states have signed up to legislation that bans the use of a toxic chemical used for cleaning ships. » Read more

Fishermen with their albacore tuna catch.

06 Sep 2007
World’s first sustainable tuna fishery certified in US
The world’s first certified sustainable tuna fishery was announced today, a move that could help save one of the world’s most valuable fish — and the fishing industry that relies on it — from extinction. » Read more

The fruit of the oil palm yields palm oil, which is used in the manufacture of many food and non-food products.

19 Jun 2007
WWF signs MoU with palm oil producers in Honduras to protect biggest reef in the Americas
After several years of working with palm oil producers in Central America, an agreement signed this week seeks better agricultural practices that will benefit one of the world's largest coral reefs and the people who depend on its resources.
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