Fishing
Seaspiracy’s Nightmarish Odyssey
by Robert Hunziker | May 17, 2021 | Earthlings | 0
Seaspiracy is a powerful new documentary about the hazardous, unruly world of industrial fishing and stomach-churning abuse, overuse, disregard for life, as shown on Netflix, released by Disrupt Studios March 24th 2021.
Read MoreOceanic Sharks and Rays Have Declined by 71% Since 1970 – A Global Solution Is Needed
by The CNCL Team | Feb 20, 2021 | Earthlings | 0
Marine biologists have been raising the alarm for several decades now, but their warnings were often ignored. Now, new research has brought together disparate threads of data into a single, global analysis of shark and ray populations in the open ocean.
Read MoreOverfishing Ban Could Save the Oceans From Climate Change
by The CNCL Team | Oct 14, 2019 | Earthlings | 0
A ban on overfishing could protect the oceans and help fight climate change, a new report says. Overfishing is impacting the oceans’ health and resilience.
Read MorePlastic? What’s Really Killing Our Oceans?
by The CNCL Team | Oct 14, 2019 | Earthlings | 0
The public has expressed growing concern for the state of our oceans, as plastic is quickly outnumbering the amount of fish in the sea. But what is the main driver of ocean plastic? It turns out that close to 50% of the plastic debris in our oceans is abandoned fishing gear.
Read MoreJames Cameron’s New Docu-Series Will Make You Ditch Plastic and Seafood
by The CNCL Team | Aug 5, 2019 | Earth | 0
James Cameron is teaming up with National Geographic to make a groundbreaking ocean documentary series, which may convince you to ditch plastic and seafood. Named “Mission OceanX,” the six-episode series will follow a hand-picked team of scientists, cinematographers, and filmmakers on board the maiden voyage of the Alucia2 as it sails across the Indian ocean.
Read More‘Unprecedented’ Decline of Plants and Animals as Global ‘Red List’ Reveals Nearly One-Third of Assessed Species Under Threat
by The CNCL Team | Jul 22, 2019 | Earthlings | 0
The Red List, published Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), revealed that one third of all species the group has assessed are now under threat due to overfishing, pollution, illegal logging and trafficking, threats to water sources and habitats due to the climate crisis, and other factors, including many human activities.
Read MoreSharks Under Attack: These Animals Are Overfished and Underprotected
by The CNCL Team | Jul 3, 2019 | Earthlings | 0
Sharks are in far more danger from humans than humans are from sharks, and they need our help. A new report from Greenpeace International has revealed that, in the North Atlantic Ocean, some fishing boats are catching up to four times more sharks than swordfish, despite swordfish being the boats’ official target.
Read MoreExtinction Emergency – We Need Action Right Now to Save New Zealand Dolphins
by The CNCL Team | Jun 7, 2019 | Earthlings, Human Society | 0
Human activities are pushing some marine species towards extinction, including some of the smallest dolphins in the world. Collectively known as New Zealand dolphins, Hector’s and Māui dolphins live only around the coast of New Zealand and they are dying in fishing nets at a rate that will see them extinct if we don’t change our behaviour around them and remove the destructive fishing nets from their home.
Read MoreWe Are Witnessing the Collapse of Nature
by The CNCL Team | May 22, 2019 | Earth, Human Society | 0
We seem to be a pretty smart species, we create symphonies and 3D printed hearts and can take pictures of Mars. But really, how smart is a species that knowingly destroys its own habitat, to the point that it becomes unsurvivable? It is up to us, right now, to ensure that we protect biodiversity and treat the natural world with the care and respect required to support our species.
Read MoreStop Eating Fish. It’s the Only Way to save the Life in Our Seas
by The CNCL Team | May 9, 2019 | Earthlings | 0
Life is collapsing even faster than on land. The main cause, the UN biodiversity report makes clear, is not plastic. It is not pollution, not climate breakdown, not even the acidification of the ocean. It is fishing. Because commercial fishing is the most important factor, this is the one we talk about least.
Read MoreOne Million Species at Risk of Extinction, UN Report Warns
by The CNCL Team | May 6, 2019 | Earthlings | 0
A landmark global assessment warns that the window is closing to safeguard biodiversity and a healthy planet. Yet solutions are in sight. Theh bonds that hold nature together may be at risk of unraveling from deforestation, overfishing, development, and other human activities, a landmark United Nations report warns. Thanks to human pressures, one million species may be pushed to extinction in the next few years, with serious consequences for human beings as well as the rest of life on Earth.
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