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27 Nov 2008
Pacific tuna face risky fisheries meeting
Yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific also face collapse if a forthcoming management meeting doesn't dramatically change the way they are harvested, WWF warned today.
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26 Aug 2008
Fishing Technology That’s Letting Turtles Off the Hook
Santiago de Cali, Colombia - Alternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a report released by WWF and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
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26 Jun 2008
Flags of convenience fly in face of fisheries protection
Maritime security and the future of fisheries are coming under increasing threat from vessels flying flags of convenience. Real and Present Danger: Flag State Failure and Maritime Security and Safety, a joint WWF and International Transport Workers’ Federation study, found ships under flags of convenience were also involved in piracy, people trafficking and arms smuggling. » Read more
New or updated projects
Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2004Fishermen-Based Marine Turtle Bycatch Reduction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
In 2004 WWF started a joint venture project with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to save marine turtles from long-line fisheries b... » Read moreCommunity-Based Conservation of Marine Turtles and Other Natural Resources on Chiriquí Beach
The natural resources of the Chiriquí Beach region are important assets for the development of 2 Ngöbe communities, which decided in recent years to p... » Read moreMovements of Atlantic Leatherback Turtles - Trans-Oceanic Cooperation for Bycatch Reduction
WWF's gobal programme of work on bycatch, of which this project forms part, aims to mitigate bycatch in a coordinated and strategic manner. The progra... » Read moreContact
Sylvia Marin - Von Köller
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
T: +506 2234 8434
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
T: +506 2234 8434
Offices
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
De McDonald's Plaza del Sol 300 metros sur y 100 metros este Curridabat San José
Costa Rica
T: +506 2234 8434
F: +506 2253 4927
San Jose
De McDonald's Plaza del Sol 300 metros sur y 100 metros este Curridabat San José
Costa Rica
T: +506 2234 8434
F: +506 2253 4927
