Conservation and environmental news & publications: Tunisia

A man protests against the overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean.

12 Sep 2008
Collapsing fishery gets tuna commission a blast from own review
Calling the management of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery “an international disgrace”, a high level review has called for an immediate suspension of fishing. » Read more

The Mediterranean's tuna fleet needs to shed a third of its vessels to fish within the law, and even more to save bluefin stocks according to scientific advice - but 25 new boats are currently under construction

12 Mar 2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
Rome, Italy – The most comprehensive analysis yet of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fleet shows it conservatively having twice the fishing capacity of current quotas and more than three and a half times the catch levels recommended by scientists to avoid stock collapse. » Read more

Two little leatherback turtles are heading to the sea. Rising sea levels will threaten their beach habitat

10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more

Bluefin tuna catches are declining in the Mediterranean at a rapid rate.

22 Jan 2007
Tuna stocks sink – manage it right or lose it, warns WWF
Tuna across the world are fast disappearing, with important stocks at high risk of commercial extinction due to weak management, warns a WWF briefing ahead of the first meeting of government members of the world’s five tuna management organizations. » Read more

Hazard signs are not enough to protect the environment from harmful chemicals.

03 Feb 2006
Time to clean up the chemicals in Africa
WWF Global Toxics Programme Director Clifton Curtis writes on a strategic approach to chemical management, particulary managing chemical stockpiles in Africa.
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01 Jul 2005
Climate change impacts in the Mediterranean resulting from a 2 degrees C global temperature rise
The Mediterranean has captured human imagination and culture for thousands of years, giving expression to music and invention, spice and wine, oil and olives. » Read more

Drift net fishing in the Mediterranean Sea.

20 Jun 2005
EU bid to evade driftnet ban likely to kill thousands of dolphins
As driftnet fishing is a menace to the lives of dolphins and other species living in the Mediterranean, WWF is urging the EU to plug a loophole in its anti-driftnet legislation to prevent a return of this practice in the Mediterranean. » Read more

11 Jan 2005
Les écosystèmes profonds de la Méditerranée - Francais
Les écosystèmes profonds de la Méditerranée - Francais. Summary of the report The Mediterranean deep-sea ecosystems. » Read more

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