Marine Conservation
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery has opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.
This is not a decision, it is a disgrace which leaves WWF little choice but to look elsewhere to save this fishery from itself. Read more
Don't net what you don't need!
Modern fishing gear is very efficient at catching fish - as well as many other creatures in its path. These other animals are called bycatch.
Bycatch is devastating our oceans. Yet it need not be this way. Find out how in our bycatch website
Meet Stinky
Destructive fishing has many critics, with the newest being an animated fish puppet emerging from an icebox to push the virtues of sustainable seafood.
Visit the Stinky Fish site and find out more...
Latest news
27 Nov 2008
Pacific tuna face risky fisheries meeting
Yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific also face collapse if a forthcoming management meeting doesn't dramatically change the way they are harvested, WWF warned today.
Pacific tuna face risky fisheries meeting
Yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific also face collapse if a forthcoming management meeting doesn't dramatically change the way they are harvested, WWF warned today.
Latest report
09 Oct 2008
Establishing Marine Protected Area Networks - Making It Happen
This guide represents a global first in capturing the emerging experience on building MPA networks. We are grateful to all those who have worked so hard to bring it to fruition over the last 5 years. We hope you will find the advice it contains will support improved protection and management of our marine areas, and ensure that future generations benefit as we have done from the ocean’s diversity of species, the opportunities it provides, and its splendor and natural wonders.
Establishing Marine Protected Area Networks - Making It Happen
This guide represents a global first in capturing the emerging experience on building MPA networks. We are grateful to all those who have worked so hard to bring it to fruition over the last 5 years. We hope you will find the advice it contains will support improved protection and management of our marine areas, and ensure that future generations benefit as we have done from the ocean’s diversity of species, the opportunities it provides, and its splendor and natural wonders.
Smarter fishing to save marine turtles
Find out about our exciting, collaborative work with fishers and partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to reduce bycatch of marine turtles and secure sustainable fisheries. Check out the website
