Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices

New research finds dynamite, poison still common fishing methods

Date:

March 16, 2018

Source:

University of British Columbia

Summary:

Some of the fishing methods used in today's small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs than ever, a new study has found.

West Coast waters returning to normal but salmon catches lagging

Unusually warm conditions dissipating as 'The Blob,' El Nino wane

Date:

March 9, 2018

Source:

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Summary:

Ocean conditions off most of the US West Coast are returning roughly to average, after an extreme marine heat wave from about 2014 to 2016 disrupted the California Current Ecosystem and shifted many species beyond their traditional range, according to a new report from NOAA Fisheries' two marine laboratories on the West Coast. Some warm waters remain off the Pacific Northwest, however.

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Fish school around a drill rig off Southern California. A new report says West Coast waters are returning to normal after warm temperatures shook up the food web.

Credit: Adam Obaza/West Coast Region/NOAA Fisheries

Impact of fishing fleets on the most threatened marine birds

Date:

March 5, 2018

Source:

Universidad de Barcelona

Summary:

Accidental by-catch –- which affects around 5,000 birds stuck in longlines every year -- is the most severe effect on marine birds by the fishing activity in the Mediterranean. The exploitation of fishing resources is threatening more and more the future of many marine birds with regression populations, such as Cory’s shearwater or the Balearic shearwater.