Fisheries management integrates biological, economic and social objectives to sustain fish populations and the communities reliant upon them. Central to this endeavour is an understanding of stock ...

Catches from fish populations managed within U.S. waters have fluctuated substantially over the last century and in many cases have declined precipitously, creating serious economic, social, and ...

Quantitative stock assessment underpins modern fisheries management by estimating the abundance and productivity of fish populations and forecasting their response to different levels of fishing ...

The MARHAB project examines fish stocks and food webs to enhance ecosystem considerations in EU fisheries policy ...

The 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) is an implementing agreement to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that aims at ensuring the long-term conservation ...

In 2026, the fate of ocean fish stocks is under intense scrutiny. Decades of overexploitation have depleted many commercially valuable species, and scientists warn that without meaningful change, the ...

Fish and other marine organisms, though deeply affected by human activities, don't respect human borders. The ranges of many commercially important species in fact straddle the borders of countries' ...

In the middle of the southern Indian Ocean lies a vast underwater volcanic ridge known as the Kerguelen Plateau. At its center sits Australia's most remote territory: Heard Island and McDonald Islands ...

Regulations governing British fishing are supposed to keep it “environmentally sustainable in the long term.” But fish stocks ...

The future of Aotearoa’s fisheries, freshwater and mineral wealth is once again under the spotlight, with Resources Minister and New Zealand First Deputy Leader Shane Jones expected to defend the […] ...