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$1 Million Worth of Shark Fins Seized at Miami Port

$1 Million Worth of Shark Fins Seized at Miami Port

U.S. government officials found 1,400 pounds of shark fins worth $1 million hidden in boxes in Miami, Florida, according to CNN. In a news release, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the shark fins were hidden in 18 boxes. The dried fins arrived from South America and were likely headed to Asia, the AP […]

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    5 Ways Sustainable Seafood Can Benefit People and the Environment

    5 Ways Sustainable Seafood Can Benefit People and the Environment

    By Emily Petsko For many, the end of October evokes images of falling leaves or Halloween’s ghosts and ghouls. But those of us focused on oceans also know October as National Seafood Month. Oceana works to save the oceans and feed the world, and we can’t do that without sustainable seafood. We help our oceans […]

    Local Communities Play Outsized but Overlooked Role in Global Fisheries

    Local Communities Play Outsized but Overlooked Role in Global Fisheries

    Flying along the coast in Senegal, it’s impossible not to notice thousands of dots below in the water. These are large, planked fishing canoes, the product of centuries of design and tradition, and a vital part of the local economy. When the fishing crews come home, Senegalese beaches come alive with activity. Women sort the […]

    Japan Begins Commercial Whaling for First Time in 30+ Years

    Japan Begins Commercial Whaling for First Time in 30+ Years

    Commercial whaling ships set sail from Japan Monday for the first time in more than 30 years, The Guardian reported. Japan had been hunting whales in the waters off Antarctica for “research” purposes since 1987, according to BBC News. The hunts killed between 200 and 1,200 whales a year, and conservationists accused the Japanese government […]

    1,100 Mutilated Dolphins Have Washed Up on French Beaches Since January

    1,100 Mutilated Dolphins Have Washed Up on French Beaches Since January

    A record number of dolphins have washed up dead and mutilated on French beaches, and scientists don’t know exactly why. Activists say 1,100 dolphins have washed up on France’s Atlantic coast since January, but the number could be as much as 10 times higher than that, as many likely sink instead of washing ashore. Researchers […]

    Ghana’s ‘Queen Fishmongers’ Face an Uncertain Future

    Ghana’s ‘Queen Fishmongers’ Face an Uncertain Future

    By Daisy Brickhill Each morning, men living in fishing communities along Ghana’s coastline push off in search of the day’s catch. But when the boats come back to shore, it’s the women who take over. In Ghana’s fishing industry, women process and sell the fish caught by men. A “queen” fishmonger — known as the […]

    WATCH: Poachers Ambush Sea Shepherd Vessel Protecting Nearly Extinct Vaquita

    WATCH: Poachers Ambush Sea Shepherd Vessel Protecting Nearly Extinct Vaquita

    The environmental organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says its crew was attacked Wednesday by roughly 35 fishing boats inside a vaquita refuge in Mexico’s Gulf of California. Sea Shepherd released a video showing fishermen shouting, hurling objects and trying to foul the propellors of the M/V Farley Mowat, a Sea Shepherd vessel used in campaigns […]