Oceana reports call for legally binding deadline to end overfishing

In a recent report, the organization emphasizes that despite ongoing efforts to tackle the issue, overfishing continues to threaten marine ecosystems, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on healthy oceans. Read more here.

Beyond resilience: Bermuda’s role in global ocean conservation

For the treaty to come into force, 60 nations, including wealthy, developed ones like Britain, must ratify it. Yet Bermuda, like most small island developing states, has no say in the ratification of the treaty; we have no power in the decision-making process that directly affects our future. Read more here.

Local groups drive creation of new Puerto Rico marine protected areas

The new MPA is also a site for local small-scale fishing and several ecotourism projects. The coalition organized to establish the MPA so it can continue to be used by locals and at the same time protect the resources they rely on for sustenance and revenue. Read more here.

Trouble lurks beneath the surface of ocean conservation

The ocean is our greatest natural resource. It provides half the planet’s oxygen, helps to feed half the world’s people, and, as the world’s largest carbon sink, is one of our best defenses against climate change. But it is under attack like never before. Read more here.

Peruvian fishers help red sea urchins recover from overfishing

According to a monitoring study by the Peruvian Institute of the Sea, there are more urchins in the area where Marcona fishers work than in other areas. Read more here.