Fish SAFE Adopts New Set of Best Practices to Improve Fishing ...

A new set of Best Practices has been recommended by industry leaders following the loss of two commercial prawn vessels last season. One fishing vessel loaded ...

Return 'Em Right: Angling for Better Catch and Release in Gulf Reef ...

Adopting best release practices can greatly improve the survival of ... safely to help more fish live, and provide improved fishing experiences ...

Improving fisheries sustainability

In such a way, it promotes adherence and efforts to implement the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA), the FAO Compliance Agreement, regional CMMs, ...

Sustainable fishing | Marine Stewardship Council

Fish swim around and need time to grow and re-produce. Sustainable fishing allows this to happen while protecting habitats and threatened species.

U.S. Government Task Force on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and ...

Addressing IUU fishing is a step toward ensuring a level playing field for law-abiding fishermen and seafood industries around the world.

10. Recreational Fishing and Keep Fish Wet

Today, recreational fishers dominate many freshwater and marine fisheries. At least 220 million recreational fishers use a variety of gear, including rod and ...

Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet

Fishing, when allowed, should be conducted in ways that sustain and recover ecological integrity and function, now and into the future, ...

7. Improved fresh fish handling methods

Fish are put to starve and, if possible, water temperature is reduced in order to reduce metabolic rates and make fish less active. Low metabolic rates decrease ...

End Overfishing by Sharing the Catch

As the saying goes, haste makes waste, and the consequences are overharvest, bycatch, habitat destruction, bad economics for fishing businesses, unsafe working ...

Improving Fisheries | Initiatives | WWF - World Wildlife Fund

These projects empower local people to adopt sustainable fishing practices to ensure they can continue to fish for generations to come while having minimal ...

Tipping the Scales. Adopting fair trade fishing practices… | by USAID

In return, fishers receive a premium fund for their products, which means an extra $0.30 per kilogram above the standard price. Resource ...

Fish Sourcing - Mars, Incorporated

Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) bring together multiple stakeholders in the supply chain to address environmental challenges. FIPs work to make fisheries ...

A Healthy Ocean Depends on Sustainably Managed Fisheries

We can still restore the health of our ocean and inland waters and protect sensitive species and habitats, but we must transform the way we ...

Climate change and fishing | Marine Stewardship Council

To continue to fish sustainably requires adopting new ways of fishing. The fishing industry and governments have found it difficult to agree how best to ...

Editorial: Innovations in fishing technology aimed at achieving ...

In the context of fisheries, “innovation” refers to the development and adoption of new ideas, technologies, practices, and approaches that lead to improvements ...

Implementing sustainable fisheries management

Adopt and promote low-impact, fuel-efficient (LIFE) practices and gears that improve the efficiency of fishing techniques. Promote efficient propulsion and ...

Spawning A Fish Revolution In Africa By Adopting New Aquiculture ...

The fishing management system should ensure accuracy and consistency to address the growing uncertainty about stock status. This can also enable ...

A/CONF.164/37 - the United Nations

7. If a natural phenomenon has a significant adverse impact on the status of straddling fish stocks or highly migratory fish stocks, States shall adopt ...

12 Overfishing Solutions That Could Save Our Oceans

1. Rights-Based Fishery Management · 2. Regulating Fishing Methods · 3. Traceability Standards · 4. Marine Protected Areas · 5. Fish Farm Standards ...

Best Fishing Practices - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Return fish to the depth of capture. If catching fish at very deep depths, return them as deep as possible to improve survival.