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Seized elephant tusks and severed tails on display

Data shows illegal ivory trade on rise

The illicit trade in ivory, which has been increasing in volume since 2004, moved sharply upward in 2009, according to the latest analysis of seizure data in the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS).

Posted on 16 November 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

'On the Med tuna trail' – Using satellite technology WWF tracks giant bluefin tuna across the Mediterranean Sea as part of an ongoing project to protec the species.

Atlantic bluefin trade ban now vital as tuna commission fails to take action again

The Atlantic tuna commission today came up with only inadequate or delayed actions to ensure the recovery of the eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna, global conservation organization WWF warned today. Saving the tuna will now depend largely on an international trade ban due to be discussed in March.


Posted on 15 November 2009 | 10 comments | Read more

If overfishing of tuna, particularly the Atlantic bluefin tuna, continues, the world fisheries will be faced with an ecological disaster.

Mediterranean bluefin catches continue to mock quotas and science

New bluefin tuna catch estimates show Mediterranean fishing fleets continuing to make a mockery of fishing quotas set by the beleaguered Atlantic tuna commission.  The new estimates are more than four times a recent scientific estimate of fishing levels that would give the collapsing tuna population only a toss of the coin probability of recovery over more than a decade.

Posted on 12 November 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

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The Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool

Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool

Protected area managers and protected area agencies are increasingly being asked to provide details of the wider social and environmental benefits of the lands and waters under their management. This tool provides a methodology for collating such information for individual protected areas.

Available in English and Russian

Posted on 18 September 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

Cover of report: Banking on Cod

Banking on Cod

Demand for wild (non-farmed) seafood is increasingly reliant upon dwindling fish stocks. Much of the fishing industry is now struggling to make ends meet, yet despite this, studies show that changes in management could increase fisheries' profitability whilst also protecting fish stocks. Find out how we can once again Bank on Cod, only this time sustainably!

Posted on 16 June 2009 | Read more

Bycatch

Defining and estimating global marine fisheries bycatch

Unselective fishing catches non-target organisms as ‘bycatch’—an issue of critical ocean conservation and resource management concern. However, the situation is confused because perceptions of target and non target catch vary widely, impeding efforts to estimate bycatch globally.

Posted on 15 April 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

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