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Bycatch almost eradicated when Pakistan’s fishers embrace different methods
Shakil’s eyes light up as he remembers rescuing an endangered green turtle in early January 2023. “We had set up a fishing net and were anxiously waiting for the catch,” says the fisher, whose boat...
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Squid fisheries are booming in a regulatory vacuum
In Peru, it goes by pota. In Chile, it’s known as jibia, and in Mexico “the red devil” after its tendency to turn rouge when hooked. In English, it is the Humboldt squid. However you name it,...
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Illegal fishing threatens Guinea-Bissau’s blue economy
Guinea-Bissau, one of Africa’s poorest countries, is afflicted by chronic malnutrition that is affecting one quarter of its 1.8 million population, according to the World Food Programme. Fisheries...
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To tackle overfishing in West Africa, cooperation is needed
In 2017, I witnessed the dumping of unwanted sardinella fish by a foreign-owned fishmeal plant in my home village of Kartong in the Gambia. The pollution prompted me to investigate and report on the...
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China’s offshore fish farming grows amid environmental concerns
Over 100 nautical miles off the coast of China in the Yellow Sea, a huge octagonal structure rests in the water. This is no new-look oil rig. It’s Deep Blue 1, China’s first offshore aquaculture base...
View ArticleThe chemical fingerprints that could combat global seafood fraud
Whether it’s farmed or wild-caught, tracing the journey of seafood all the way to our plates is immensely challenging. Complex supply chains that span multiple countries and dozens of companies make...
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Overfishing off West Africa hits livelihoods, fuelling emigration
Fish are crucial to nutrition and livelihoods in West Africa, with an estimated 5.5 million tonnes caught in the region’s waters in 2019. Nearly 7 million people in West Africa directly depend on fish...
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Mining sand for cash in Sierra Leone is costing the environment
Along the coast of the small West African nation of Sierra Leone, the sound of waves breaking against naked rocks could be heard from a distance. But the blaring horns of big trucks and the voices of...
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Kenya looks to mariculture as fish demand outstrips supply
Kenya has a problem brewing in its waters: the country is increasingly reliant on fish imports. While annual fish consumption has risen to 600,000 tonnes, the natural catch is shrinking and national...
View ArticleIndonesia struggles with agreement to stem illegal catch
Seven years after ratifying the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), Indonesia has just four compliant fishing ports. It is facing challenges implementing the agreement at these ports, as well as in...
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