Fishing & Wildlife
It weighs the same as 2 grizzly bears, can be aged like a tree – meet the ocean giant that hurtles through the ocean at 44 miles per hour
Bluefin tuna are impressive fish – the largest on record was a 679 kg bluefin caught off the coast of Canada in 1979. But did you know these big beasts start off at just the size of an eyelash?
Namibian fishing laws cut seabird deaths by more than 90%
A study has found that government regulations introduced in Namibia in 2015 have drastically reduced the number of seabirds accidentally killed by the country’s fishing industry – including endangered albatross species.
Research into ‘pingers’ to stop cetacean bycatch shows they are effective
Accidental entanglement of cetaceans is reduced with acoustic alarms on fishing nets.
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Kittiwake chicks suffer from high intensity fishing
Breeding success of kittiwakes affected by fishing industry catching sandeels in the North Sea.
