OCEAN SPRINGS, MS / ACCESSWIRE / July 6, 2021 /A newly released study finds that, for many predator species, extra-precautionary management of forage fish is unlikely to bring additional benefits. How ...

The precautionary principle is a well-recognised concept in the realm of international environmental law. The principle is a manifestation of the maxim in dubio pro natura which means “in doubt, in ...

In a Perspectives article, "The Risks of Overfishing," published in the journal Science, Dr. Ellen K. Pikitch, executive director of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science and professor at Stony ...

On June 16, 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled unanimously that the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”), when faced with insufficient data ...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) on Thursday announced the extension of the existing precautionary fish consumption advisory on the Nolichucky River due to mercury. In ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will test for two foreign strains of Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) in young Atlantic salmon before they are transferred to ocean-based salmon farms after being told by ...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced several precautionary fish consumption advisories Monday because of various health concerns, including elevated mercury levels. After ...

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) recently concluded its 43rd annual meeting in Hobart, with no progress on any of the major issues it faced. Many of ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS / ACCESSWIRE / July 6, 2021 / A newly released study finds that, for many predator species, extra-precautionary management of forage fish is unlikely to bring additional benefits.

A new article urges cautions against continuing traditional fisheries management. In a Perspectives article published online in the Oct. 26 issue of the journal Science, Dr. Ellen K. Pikitch, ...