Laurenne’s career blends rigorous academic training with a drive to reshape how we think about marine conservation for modern challenges. Most recently, she completed a Liber...
By OCEANA The “Five Mile law” protects Peru’s ocean abundance, biodiversity and the livelihoods of artisanal fishermen Peru has just achieved an important victory in the...
10 organizations receive grants to develop tools to improve fishing practices worldwide SAN FRANCISCO— Schmidt Marine Technology Partners, a program of the Schmidt Family Foundation, has...
Maine’s Land Trusts now Eligible to Hold Working Waterfront Protection Covenants Augusta, ME – A bill sponsored by Representative Morgan Rielly of Westbrook (LD 574: An Act to...
On the island of Pellestrina, a strip of land in the Venetian Lagoon between Lido and Chioggia, Andrea Vianello, along with two other partners, has been...
In an international, coastwide environmental victory, Seattle federal Court issued a landmark order halting the overharvest of Chinook salmon in Southeast Alaska that has persisted for...
By Aquatic Life Institute Compassion in World Farming calls standard ” highest and most comprehensive available” AUSTIN, Texas ⎯ Global Animal Partnership (G.A.P.), with a mission to drive...
Canada Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray and Washington State’s Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz are both expected to announce major decisions that will determine the future of commercial...
Currently, there is no certification program that ensures Maine lobster is whale-safe. A new organization is working to change that. Mainers Guarding Right Whales, a nonprofit...
By Maggie Erwin It is a familiar summertime sight: large plates boasting bright red lobsters atop beds of lettuce and carrots; tourists gleefully carrying rolls to their...