quinta-feira, 31 de março de 2016

Great initiatives of Coral Recovering

Coral cover could be saved in tropical regions and great initiatives of coral farm could help to improve the ground coral cover around the world and get back the reef fishes to their natural habitat!
Click on the image bellow and enjoy an amazing project with fishermen to restore the coral cover in Pacific ocean!

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/emergency-response-to-massive-coral-bleaching/

quarta-feira, 23 de março de 2016

New Perspectives from the Mesopelagic Community


The marine biodiversity lies so vulnerable around the world from humankind services. But new discoveries and perspectives have been presented to explore other alternatives of food provision, nutraceutical products and even climate regulations. Nevertheless we don't know how these new discoveries to exploration will guarantee the protection and conservation of species that could be vulnerable and endangered in the near future. To know more about these new perspectives from mesopelagic community click on image bellow to read and share!

Image obtained from Google


segunda-feira, 21 de março de 2016

How scientists get involved with fisheries research around the world?


Artisanal fisheries have been investigated a lot around the world. But, most of researches have shown unregulated and unmonitored areas of fisheries mainly in undeveloped countries which need urgent management for sustainable future. Click on the image bellow to know more about this issue! Enjoy and share!

Oliveira Júnior JGC, Silva LPS, Malhado ACM, Batista VS, Fabré NN, Ladle RJ (2016) Artisanal Fisheries Research: A Need for Globalization? PLoS ONE 11(3): e0150689. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150689

domingo, 20 de março de 2016

“The oceans are emptying of seafood” - What have been done to rebuilt fish stocks?


The global fishing activities have took several species of marine fishes to the collapse and the management policies and their legislation try to raise some solutions and put them in practice. However win the battles with the fishing industries and their economy is not a easy task to conserve and improve fish stocks. Click on the image bellow and read about the example of catch-share program implement in the USA... thinking and reflecting if this program in practice could be a good or bad solution to improve and rebuit the target marine species in the near future!

 System turns US fishing rights into commodity

sexta-feira, 18 de março de 2016

Landscape of Marine Debris around the World

Please take care of your debris each time you go to the beach or a single boat ride!! We need to think more about our actions each day and save our oceans by a single attitude: collecting your trash!
Click on the image bellow and watch a cartoon video to reflect what's happening...

 Marine Debris around the World

quinta-feira, 17 de março de 2016

The battle to preserve tuna

Fishermen never saw the tuna swimming under the boats in the past 20 years! What will be the future for this species? Click on image bellow to understand this collapse in tuna populations ans share with your friends!

Tuna's destiny

quarta-feira, 16 de março de 2016

Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)


Several species could be part of conservation through plans, management and mainly by international convention related. Click on image bellow to know how species of shark and rays have been benefit with a kind of international agreement!

 Convention on Migratory Species

Puffins - an example of seabirds endangered by impacts of fisheries

This amazing seabird is in danger due the pressure of fisheries! Click on image bellow and know more about the risks of this species and their little puppies!


 Puffins - health of seabirds