Whale sharks added to endangered species Red List
Whale sharks and slender hammerheads are nearer extinction due to human actions.
Coral reef fish ‘help protect jobs’
Jobs, ecotourism and diving industries can benefit from having a diverse supply of weed-eating fish on the world’s coral reefs, scientists say. Despite their small size, relative to the sharks and whales that often get more attention, herbivorous fish play a vital role in maintaining the health of coral reefs, which support the livelihoods of 500 million people worldwide, according to a study published this month in the journal Ecology.
Scientists call for end to Deep Sea Fishing
Tax payers subsidise deep sea fishing which is causing profound, lasting damage to fishes and life on the seafloor. Many deep-sea fish populaters around the world are collapsing, including sharks.
Crocodilefish is Creature of the Month
Also known as the Carpetflathead, the Crocodilefish lives on sand and rubble near coral heads - although you might also find it in patches...
How Healthy are Mediterranean Rocky Reefs?
Intense exploitation over millennia has depleted Mediterranean Sea species from the large to the small. What would a ‘healthy’ Mediterranean rocky bottom look like? There are no pristine sites (i.e. undisturbed by humans) left in the Mediterranean against which to compare the health of current ecosystems. SCUBA divers surveyed the rocky reefs throughout the Med, from Morocco to Turkey.
No sunglasses required for fish supper
Fishermen are always looking for a tasty catch - but it is the fish that have a natural advantage when it comes to spotting...
Midnight Snapper is Creature of the Month
Bright yellow eyes distinguish the Midnight Snapper (Macolor macularis) from related species. You find it in the Western Pacific between 3 and 50 m,...
Global Fishing Watch shows you ships fishing in protected areas
In the last 60 years the fishing industry have caught nine out of every ten large fish. That's only 10% of large fish like...
Mediterranean leaders urged to save tuna
Bluefin tuna populations have declined alarmingly over the past few decades due to overfishing fuelled by an increasingly expensive industry.A new WWF report shows...
From Nursery Mangroves to Coral Reefs: Tracking Fish
It has long been thought that coral fish start life in a coastal nursery, such as mangrove or seagrass, before migrating to a coral reef. Fish use a variety of nursery habitats and may migrate very long distances from coastal wetlands across deep open water. This implies that it isn’t enough to protect adult habitat on coral reefs. Habitats that supply those reefs and the migration corridors that connect them also need protection.