Showing results for
"All"
Language
Content type
Article Type
Topics
Tags

overview
Sustainable Fishing
Humans across the globe rely on the ocean as a main source of food. We enjoy fish...
Photo
White Abalone In Danger
White abalones are slow-moving, algae-eating mollusks. Rapid overharvesting since...
Photo
How Whales Become Entangled
This illustration shows how fishing lines attached to traps and buoys on the ocean...
Photo
Beware of Fishing Gear
There were fewer than 450 North Atlantic right whales in 2006. Yet it has been...
Photo
Global Status of Marine Fish Stocks
These statistics come from a United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization...
Article
Shark Finning: Sharks Turned Prey
Sharks have been feared hunters ever since people first observed them swimming in...
August 2013

Rough Going for Orange Roughy
In the dark, cold waters 600 meters (nearly 2000 feet) below the ocean's surface,...
July 2011

Article
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
Because of consumer demand for sashimi (a fresh raw seafood dish), the fishing...
September 2009

Article
The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna
Shortly after their first birthday, Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)...
September 2017

Article
Tunas and Marlins Officially Classified as Threatened
Extinction is a real possibility for three species of tunas. That’s one of the...
July 2011

Photo
Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
Largely due to overfishing, the Southern Bluefin Tuna is listed as "critically...
audio
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: One Species at a Time
What is it like to be eyeball to eyeball with a fish the size of a Volkswagen? In...
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 18:57