NYC’s Chinatown is Teeming with Sealife

NYC’s Chinatown is Teeming with Sealife

New York City’s Chinatown is overflowing with ocean life – dried, bagged and ready for sale to those seeking alternative Chinese medicines. I recently went on a search for shark fins in the famous lower Manhattan district. I expected to find shark fins, and I did, but...

Video: Pirate Fishing in the Global Oceans

This video by the Environmental Justice Foundation highlights the impacts on the ocean environment and human rights abuses from illegal pirate fishing operations in the world’s...
Tuna and Billfish in Double Jeopardy

Tuna and Billfish in Double Jeopardy

An international team of scientists assessed the population status of several fish species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species A new study by top fisheries experts presents an alarming assessment of several economically important fish populations. The analysis...