Tag: over-fishing

Dead shark on beach injured by fishing nets

  A dead shark that washed ashore this week at Beit Yanai beach in Israel has renewed concerns about the...

The Emirates wants to help Lebanon become a sustainable winner

Can sustainable experts change the future of Lebanon for the better? The UAE is leading the way.

Fight against illegal fishing and bottom sea trawling in the Mediterranean

The FAO-based group are working with NGOs urging the adoption of measures that would allow the GFCM to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and cases of non-compliance within its region

New High Seas treaty set by the UN to protect marine life

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has welcomed the approval by UN member states of a...

We need larger buffer zones around protected marine areas, finds new study.

Even protected oceans and seas are severely affected by "edge effect"

New UN tool can track illegal fishing

It was made to track pirates, but a new UN navigation system can catch illegal fishing boats.

Israel’s Mediterranean Seacoast Severely Threatened by People

Why have dolphins and other types of marine life almost disappeared from Israel's shores? And why are projects such...

Human Anti-Bacterial Drug to Help Coral Fight the White Plague

There is a losing battle in saving coral reefs worldwide, but a drug made for humans might be...

New Regulations Encourage More Sustainable Fishing In Turkey

New regulations will restrict fishermen in Turkey from catching juvenile fish and using dragnets in shallow waters. But environmentalists...

Environmentalist Partially Blinded By Illegal Fishermen In Istanbul

When marine politics get nasty: Ahmet Aslan recovers in a hospital after being shot in the eye by a...

Despite Ban, UAE remains market hub for shark fins and their soup

Green Prophet delves into the bloody and murky business of shark fishing and fining in the United Arab Emirates Following...

Sharks Under Attack In Middle East

Despite the popular notion that sharks are a threat to human life, the reality is that we as humans...