The eighth meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission concluded in Guam on Friday 30 March 2012. Five hundred delegates from more than 40 countries argued for a week about how to reduce…
No matter how friendly your detergent is, it does damage.
NPS Photo/Neal Herbert
After the big wet, spare a thought for the health of your waterways and the substances that wash into them.
Bacteria are important to the health of the waterways running through our backyards. As decomposers…
How do you get the girl? That's a nom-brainer.
Yann Audras
“Finish your dinner or there’ll be no dessert for you!” – it’s a cry heard at dinner tables around the world, as mothers battle to convince their sons about the importance of eating properly. Sorry lads…
Water bursting from dams doesn't just look impressive; it's vital to the health of Australian rivers.
Kincuri
Water exploding from the Jindabyne Dam into the Snowy River made for compelling viewing in recent TV news reports.
As well as being good TV, this water release highlighted the importance of releases in…
Protecting coral reefs means thinking about people, not just marine species.
Fran Tapia
Overfishing is a serious problem on many of the world’s coral reefs – a problem that is generally attributed to too many people. But our research has found that economic development, rather than population…
Fishing has been banned in Gladstone while authorities try to determine what's killing marine species.
robstephaustralia
Several individuals have required medical attention after a mystery disease appeared to spread to humans from fish in waters near Gladstone, Queensland.
Fishing bans are currently in place and local residents…
Southern bluefin tuna are critically endangered, but the fishing industry wants to catch more.
AAP
The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna is meeting today to discuss raising Australia’s tuna fishing quota.
The tuna industry is expected to ask for a 30% rise in Australia’s allocated…
It will take more than science to save the last tuna from becoming sashimi.
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Fisheries provide animal protein for much of the world’s population, and provide livelihoods for the millions of people who work in fishing industries. But overfishing, in conjunction with other human…
