Posts Tagged: fisheries

Good news is not that frequent in the sea of information threatening to drown us in despair. However, two recent developments in the European Union are notable for the positive promises they carry. They are not by any means eye-catching headlines but they have the potential to lead to healthier marine ecosystems and fish stocks […]

Happy World Fisheries Day, the annual global event highlighting the importance of fisheries to human lives. This year I wanted to share some photos and insights from my recent trip to Tanzania and Seychelles, where WWF is on the front line working to protect tuna supplies, and their ocean home, for future generations. Tuna are […]

WWF works in 100 countries across the world, and oceans and seafood are a priority for many of our offices. We work in different regions, with many species and a variety of people to ensure that fisheries and farms are operating in a responsible way. WWF’s Seafood Charter helps businesses contribute towards this goal. A […]

Boy, the Americans really know how to bake a good bran muffin.  This was one of the small discoveries I made while attending a conference recently in San Diego, California. The conference in question was the 8th International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference (IFOMC) and is the only conference series of its kind which looks at […]

The tragic loss of large tracts of the Iconic Great Barrier Reef over the last few months has brought to mind something that a friend from India recently told me. Whilst giving a talk to school children on board a boat off the coast of Goa, she heard one of the children exclaim how unfair […]

One swallow does not a summer make, so the saying goes. Yet at WWF we’ve been cautiously optimistic at the outcome of the recent meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), in La Reunion, France. The IOTC, responsible for the management of tuna and tuna-like species in the region, is notorious for its lack […]

At Mars, as one of the world’s largest food manufacturers, we recognise that we are in a position to positively influence and advocate for policy change. We can do this through leading by example, making bold commitments and meeting our own ambitious targets to tackle the impact we have on the environment. That’s why we […]

After three months of working in the wonderful Earth Hour team here at WWF, I’ve been reflecting on the things that I’ve learn’t and achieved in such a short amount of time. This is my story… For anyone who is trying to bust their way into the world of NGOs and charity work, you’ll know […]

A picture tells a thousand words as the old saying goes, but I think a picture does much more than that. A picture can tell an infinite number of stories and will speak to everyone differently. The feature image for WATER Stories, an incredible new outdoor photographic exhibition opening in London on this UN World Water […]

I remember the first time I saw a harbour porpoise. I was taking an early morning boat trip with a group of eager folk from Bridlington, East Yorkshire. It was a sunny July day and the conditions were flat calm – you could have thought we were in the Mediterranean. Bliss! After about 20 minutes, […]