Sentences with phrase «illegal fishing also»

Illegal fishing also continues to be a major cause of mortality, with the researchers estimating a minimum of 65,000 turtles taken from Mexico alone since the year 2000.

Not exact matches

While the vaquita is the animal most critically affected by the illegal fishing nets now, the lives of many other important species are also in jeopardy from the very same nets.

But the images suggest that scientists will want to take advantage of the DNB's images in multiple ways: not just to study clouds, but also to assess disasters such as power outages (such as before and after Superstorm Sandy last month), to study gas flares and estimate volumes of CO2 emissions, or to keep an eye on illegal unreported fishing (the boats emit light to draw in their stocks).

And the economic crises that crippled the economies of southeast Asia in the 1990s also set in motion a rapid uptick in environmentally damaging pursuits such as illegal logging and cyanide fishing, according to the World Bank.

Turvey adds: «We witnessed massive amounts of fishing daily along the river, both legal fishing (gill nets) but also large amounts of illegal rolling - hook long - lining and electrofishing, which have long been banned.

The Parliament also approved so - called conditionality rules: If fishermen are caught infringing CFP rules — for instant using illegal gear, overfishing, or illegally discarding low - value fish — they will not receive subsidies.

Illegal fishing of ornamental fish for the aquarium trade has also been reported.

«Indonesia's tough stance on illegal fishing not only jump - started recovery in their waters but also provided a viable example for countries all over the world that are plagued by overfishing driven by illegal behavior,» said co-author and Bren School professor Christopher Costello.

Professor Bob Pressey, also from Coral CoE, says authorities could use this knowledge to match patrols to the time and place when illegal fishers are most likely to be in action.

Also, it is totally ILLEGAL with scuba equipment or any type of fishing equipment within Marine Reserves and punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

Inscribed in 1994 for its exceptional biological diversity, the site is also suffering from illegal fishing and hunting.

If you keep coming back you can also catch a fish so big that it's deemed «illegal» by the guy who runs the place — and, if you're feeling particularly mean, you can steal his hat and throw it in the pond.

We also build community support for conservation on the ground, and deploy new technologies to protect marine ecosystems from shark finning and illegal fishing.

We also work with governments and partners to protect fragile marine reserves from illegal fishing and shark finning, to enhance public and political will for anti-poaching efforts, and to reduce climate change impacts.