TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature
Entries in Fisheries - general (18)
Turning a blind eye to bigeye tuna, warns WWF/TRAFFIC
Bigeye tuna: Don't catch them young, warns TRAFFIC © WWF / Lorraine Hitch. Cambridge, UK, 21 November 2007—Bigeye tuna are under threat because authorities are failing to recognise the dire extent of overfishing.
In the Eastern Pacific up to 60 per cent of the bigeye tuna catch are small, juvenile fish, and the proportion of these is rising, says a new report from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, and WWF.
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The perfect Introduction?
Full outcomes of the workshop can be found in this downloadable pre-print of an article soon to appear in the TRAFFIC Bulletin. Wollongong, Australia, 16 November 2007—TRAFFIC and the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) have come up with ways to address key issues concerning the interpretation of regulations relating to marine species under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), in particular “Introduction From the Sea”.
Russian Salmon figures don’t add up—TRAFFIC / WWF
Salmon processing factory, Qingdao, China. China acts as a major low-cost salmon processing centre © Shelley Clarke Click to enlarge. Cambridge, UK, 13 November 2007—East Asian countries are importing between 50 and 90% more Russian Sockeye salmon than Russia is reporting as caught, according to a new report from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, and WWF.
Analysis of data from officially published sources reveals that from 2003 to 2005, the estimated excess quantity of Russian Sockeye salmon entering East Asian markets was between 8,000 and 15,000 tonnes each year, worth USD 40 to76 million.
