Declaration of support-September 2013: Over 300 scientists call for elimination of deep-sea bottom trawling and gillneting
08 September 2013
We, the undersigned, represent the concerned public and include artisanal fishers, development and environmental organisations, and other stakeholders. We share a (…)
SCIENCE LAGGING BEHIND
01 January 2011
Key Ideas Deep-sea fisheries developed well in advance of scientific knowledge. Today, deep-sea fisheries operate blindly – that is, without (…)
SCIENTIFIC ADVICE
01 January 2011
THE STRATEGY OF THE INDUSTRIAL FISHING LOBBY “An ideology is a closed system of beliefs and values that shapes the (…)
Scientists call for a moratorium
01 January 2011
In 2004, 1136 scientists from 69 countries asked the United Nations General Assembly to declare a moratorium on deep-sea, bottom (…)
What scientists say
01 January 2011
“The general consensus is that deep-water fisheries are unsustainable and most, if not all, should be closed.” Dr John Gordon (…)
Sustainable deep-sea fisheries: an oxymoron?
01 January 2011
An FAO publication (Mace & Sissenwine, “Can Deep-Water Fisheries be managed sustainably”) establishes that there are no substantial sustainable deepwater fisheries (cf. (…)