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Amorgorama Initiative: Greece Launches Marine Ecosystem Protection Plan
Greek Prime Minister participated in a video conference on Thursday to discuss the Amorgorama initiative, a plan to protect Amorgos island's marine ecosystem through fishing regulations including a moratorium in April and May, coastal cleanups, and the creation of three Marine Protected Areas.
Amorgorama Initiative: Greece Launches Marine Ecosystem Protection Plan
Greek Prime Minister participated in a video conference on Thursday to discuss the Amorgorama initiative, a plan to protect Amorgos island's marine ecosystem through fishing regulations including a moratorium in April and May, coastal cleanups, and the creation of three Marine Protected Areas.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Mediterranean Fishing Crisis: Overfishing and Pollution Devastate Livelihoods
Fishermen in Libya and Egypt report drastically reduced catches due to overfishing by industrial trawlers and pollution from plastic waste and sewage, highlighting the urgent need for effective environmental protection measures in the Mediterranean.
Mediterranean Fishing Crisis: Overfishing and Pollution Devastate Livelihoods
Fishermen in Libya and Egypt report drastically reduced catches due to overfishing by industrial trawlers and pollution from plastic waste and sewage, highlighting the urgent need for effective environmental protection measures in the Mediterranean.
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36% Bias Score
Baltic Sea Fishing Ban and Compensation in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein coastal fishermen face a potential ban on herring and cod fishing in the Baltic Sea due to drastically low populations, prompting a €400,000 yearly compensation offer from the state government in exchange for environmental monitoring work.
Baltic Sea Fishing Ban and Compensation in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein coastal fishermen face a potential ban on herring and cod fishing in the Baltic Sea due to drastically low populations, prompting a €400,000 yearly compensation offer from the state government in exchange for environmental monitoring work.
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32% Bias Score
EU-Mauritania Fishing Agreement: €60.8 Million for Sustainable Fisheries and Food Security
The EU and Mauritania renewed their Sustainable Fishery Partnership Agreement in 2021, allocating €60.8 million annually to support Mauritania's fishing industry, promote sustainable practices, and ensure food security, with 2% of pelagic fish reserved for local consumption.
EU-Mauritania Fishing Agreement: €60.8 Million for Sustainable Fisheries and Food Security
The EU and Mauritania renewed their Sustainable Fishery Partnership Agreement in 2021, allocating €60.8 million annually to support Mauritania's fishing industry, promote sustainable practices, and ensure food security, with 2% of pelagic fish reserved for local consumption.
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36% Bias Score
Sustainable Fishing: Australia's Lobster Fishery Model
The Western Rock Lobster Fishery in Western Australia, MSC-certified since 2000, implemented measures like adding metal bars to traps to protect baby sea lions, using weighted ropes to prevent whale entanglement, and reducing catch quotas, resulting in a lobster stock rebound and showcasing sustaina...
Sustainable Fishing: Australia's Lobster Fishery Model
The Western Rock Lobster Fishery in Western Australia, MSC-certified since 2000, implemented measures like adding metal bars to traps to protect baby sea lions, using weighted ropes to prevent whale entanglement, and reducing catch quotas, resulting in a lobster stock rebound and showcasing sustaina...
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36% Bias Score
Lamlash Bay's "No-Take Zone": A Success Story in Marine Ecosystem Restoration
After witnessing seabed destruction from bottom trawling, divers convinced the Scottish government to create Lamlash Bay's "no-take zone" in 2008; seventeen years later, lobster populations quadrupled, and king scallops increased sixfold, showcasing this success at the UN Oceans Conference.
Lamlash Bay's "No-Take Zone": A Success Story in Marine Ecosystem Restoration
After witnessing seabed destruction from bottom trawling, divers convinced the Scottish government to create Lamlash Bay's "no-take zone" in 2008; seventeen years later, lobster populations quadrupled, and king scallops increased sixfold, showcasing this success at the UN Oceans Conference.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Overfishing and Pollution Devastate Mediterranean Sea, Threatening Coastal Communities
Fishermen in Libya and Egypt report drastically reduced fish catches due to industrial overfishing, plastic pollution (730 tons daily entering the Mediterranean according to the UN), sewage, and coastal development destroying spawning grounds; governments are slow to respond to their concerns.
Overfishing and Pollution Devastate Mediterranean Sea, Threatening Coastal Communities
Fishermen in Libya and Egypt report drastically reduced fish catches due to industrial overfishing, plastic pollution (730 tons daily entering the Mediterranean according to the UN), sewage, and coastal development destroying spawning grounds; governments are slow to respond to their concerns.
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40% Bias Score
Iberian Sardine Fishery Regains MSC Blue Certification
The Iberian sardine fishery, employing purse seine fishing, has regained the Marine Stewardship Council's blue certification after a decade-long absence due to improved management practices and healthy sardine populations, impacting Spain and Portugal significantly.
Iberian Sardine Fishery Regains MSC Blue Certification
The Iberian sardine fishery, employing purse seine fishing, has regained the Marine Stewardship Council's blue certification after a decade-long absence due to improved management practices and healthy sardine populations, impacting Spain and Portugal significantly.
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48% Bias Score
MSC Celebrates 10 Years of Sustainable Seafood Growth in Italy
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) celebrates 10 years in Italy, showcasing a significant increase in MSC-certified seafood products from 73 in 2015 to over 1300 in 2024, driven by growing consumer awareness and partnerships with major retailers, while facing future challenges like expanding certi...
MSC Celebrates 10 Years of Sustainable Seafood Growth in Italy
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) celebrates 10 years in Italy, showcasing a significant increase in MSC-certified seafood products from 73 in 2015 to over 1300 in 2024, driven by growing consumer awareness and partnerships with major retailers, while facing future challenges like expanding certi...
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28% Bias Score
Humboldt Current: Community-Led Conservation Combats Overfishing and Climate Change
The Humboldt Current, a highly productive fishing area off the coasts of Chile, Peru, and Ecuador, faces threats from overfishing and climate change, but local communities are leading innovative conservation efforts in partnership with organizations like The Nature Conservancy, balancing economic ne...
Humboldt Current: Community-Led Conservation Combats Overfishing and Climate Change
The Humboldt Current, a highly productive fishing area off the coasts of Chile, Peru, and Ecuador, faces threats from overfishing and climate change, but local communities are leading innovative conservation efforts in partnership with organizations like The Nature Conservancy, balancing economic ne...
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24% Bias Score
FAO Report: 64.5% of Marine Fish Stocks Sustainably Exploited, but Overfishing Increases
The FAO's 2025 report, based on data from 2,570 fish populations, reveals that 64.5% of marine populations are fished sustainably, but overfishing is increasing by 1% annually, with regional disparities; the Mediterranean and Black Seas have 64.9% overexploitation, while West Africa has 52.6%.
FAO Report: 64.5% of Marine Fish Stocks Sustainably Exploited, but Overfishing Increases
The FAO's 2025 report, based on data from 2,570 fish populations, reveals that 64.5% of marine populations are fished sustainably, but overfishing is increasing by 1% annually, with regional disparities; the Mediterranean and Black Seas have 64.9% overexploitation, while West Africa has 52.6%.
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40% Bias Score
Chilean Salmon Farming: Environmental Damage and Indigenous Concerns
Chile's booming salmon farming industry, while a top exporter, is damaging Patagonia's ecosystems, impacting the Kawesqar Indigenous peoples' traditional fishing and way of life, despite industry denials and adherence to regulations.
Chilean Salmon Farming: Environmental Damage and Indigenous Concerns
Chile's booming salmon farming industry, while a top exporter, is damaging Patagonia's ecosystems, impacting the Kawesqar Indigenous peoples' traditional fishing and way of life, despite industry denials and adherence to regulations.
Progress
40% Bias Score
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