World Fisheries Day: Here's how we can eliminate overfishing
Nov 21, 2020 · Overfishing is a social injustice. To end it, we need to eliminate harmful fisheries subsidies. Every year, $22 billion is spent to subsidize overfishing, which overexploits the ocean's resources and puts food and job security at risk. More than one-third of global fish stocks are being overfished. Every year, $22 billion is spent to subsidize ...
How smart tech can help with overfishing and sustainability
Nov 30, 2020 · The use of smart technology for better fishing outcomes is the focus of a European Union-led initiative, SmartFish H2020 – a multinational collaboration set up to use emerging technology, like AI, machine vision and acoustics, to help fishermen make more informed decisions. “Fishers typically operate huge structures, like enormous nets ...
How a group of Pacific islands joined forces to prevent overfishing ...
Jun 26, 2021 · It’s the most commonly canned variety of the fish, and today, a group of Pacific islands known as the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) control about 50% of the global supply. In 1982, faced with being outcompeted by larger countries’ fishing fleets, the PNA banded together to protect its waters, its fishing rights, and the livelihoods ...
Why sharks matter to ocean ecosystems: an expert explains
Jul 20, 2021 · Overfishing is causing many shark populations to decline and driving some to the point of extinction, according to a leading shark conservationist. But sharks play a crucial role in marine ecosytems. Improved marine management is a key component of protecting endangered species – and new technology could help protect sharks.
David Attenborough’s worried about this Ocean threat - and it’s …
Jun 18, 2019 · Broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough has warned our waters are facing the biggest threat in their history, with industrial overfishing putting the entire ecosystem at risk. Seafood is a key source of protein for people around the world, but nearly 90% of the world’s marine fish stocks are now fully exploited, overexploited or ...
How to end overfishing in the global South | World Economic Forum
Nov 9, 2018 · If delivered, they could make a significant contribution to ending overfishing in both the global South and North. They also pledge to regulate harvesting, tackle illegal and destructive fishing, and ultimately, to restore fish stocks. The 2020 and 2030 target deadlines set by the SDG framework are singularly ambitious.
4 challenges we need to solve to protect our ocean
Sep 21, 2020 · The Ocean Solutions Sprint 2 is looking for solutions related to four key challenges: 1. Restorative aquaculture. Aquaculture – the farming of fish, shellfish and seaweed – not only creates sustainable seafood and provides jobs for coastal communities, there is also growing evidence that it has much wider benefits.
90% of fish stocks are used up - The World Economic Forum
Jul 13, 2018 · Sustainable Development Goal 14, which concerns the ocean, contains a target that calls on World Trade Organization (WTO) members to “prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing; eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; and refrain from introducing ...
5 ways AI is doing good in the world right now - The World …
Jul 14, 2021 · Artificial intelligence is being used to help crack down on illegal activities. It is helping to tackle overfishing in our ocean. And it is even being used to address the issue of gender imbalance. In the wake of the pandemic, a growing number of businesses are speeding up plans to adopt AI and automation, according to the World Economic Forum ...
Smart ways to help reduce bycatch and make oceans healthier
Jul 16, 2021 · LED lights attached to fishing gear can help prevent large marine creatures getting caught by accident. Creative solutions are being found to help reduce the 300,000 seabirds accidentally caught by long line fisheries each year. Nets with escape hatches for large fish and mammals are being adopted by the shrimp fishing industry.