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Tuna protections gain urgency as global stocks face uneven recovery

Uneven recovery across global tuna stocks raises fresh concern among regulators and scientists, even after years of tighter controls and improved oversight. Ahead of World Tuna Day on May 2, pressure builds to tighten enforcement of catch limits and curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing as demand remains high and

EU ups mackerel quotas to match UK despite overfishing concerns

EU ups mackerel quotas to match UK despite overfishing concerns

The EU upped the amount of mackerel that can be fished out of the North Atlantic Monday, sidestepping environmental concerns to match quotas set by Britain, Norway and other rival fishing nations. Scientists say overfishing poses an existential threat to the Northeast Atlantic mackerel population, which has fallen into a

Rare 9-foot shark spotted 60 miles off Florida coast

Rare 9-foot shark spotted 60 miles off Florida coast

By Michael Lee Simpson A rare and endangered dusky shark has entered the Gulf of Mexico, pinging about 60 miles west of St. Petersburg, Florida. The 9-foot-8, 327-pound predator named "Mira" is the first of its kind tagged and tracked by OCEARCH. Scientists say the

UK supermarket suspends mackerel sales in 'stand against overfishing'

UK supermarket suspends mackerel sales in 'stand against overfishing'

British supermarket chain Waitrose on Thursday said it was suspending the sale of mackerel to take "a decisive stand against overfishing". Waitrose said its initiative was aimed at safeguarding "the long-term health and sustainability of our oceans", criticising government quotas as still too high. Sourcing