Bycatch of leatherback and loggerhead turtles, both of which are endangered, on longlines can be drastically reduced by simply using a new kind of hook and bait. Washington DC, US - WWF has welcomed ...

Enter solar-powered light buoys. A team from Arizona State University recently worked with coastal gillnet fishers in Mexico to develop lights that charge with the sun and function like buoys. The LED ...

Seafood consumption has been steadily rising over time. According to the UN’s 2020 publication The State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World, more than three billion people get up to 20% of ...

Studies have shown that lighted nets can reduce bycatch of sea turtles and sharks, but the idea has faced many hurdles to adoption. The batteries are short-lived, expensive to replace and raise ...

Industrial fishing has become so routine that it is easy to forget how violent it is to the sea itself. One technique in ...

Green sea turtles are no longer endangered, "thanks to decades of sustained conservation action," the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shared The global population of the species ...

Peckham (right) with Mexican fishermen at a ceremony marking their decision to retire the bottom-set longlines that were killing hundreds of turtles every year. Photo courtesy of H. Peckham. After ...