Seabird saving invention snags top Smart Gear prize
Putin puts writing on 'walls of death' in Russia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed outlawing fishing with drift nets, otherwise known as “walls of death”, following a lengthy campaign by fishermen and politicians in Kamchatka as well as local organizations including WWF-Russia.
Global competition seeks to net smartest hook, line and sinker
A $US 57,500 prize fund is on offer for the best new fishing gears designed to reduce bycatch in the fourth International Smart Gear Competition, launched today by WWF.
WWF mourns the loss of Phil Ruhle Sr., fishermen, innovator and advocate for ocean conservation.
WWF was honored to have the opportunity to work with Phil Ruhle Sr. when his team won the Smart Gear Award. We were deeply impressed by his enthusiasm and his commitment to ocean conservation. Our thoughts and best wishes are with Phil's family at this sad time.
New website on reducing marine turtle bycatch in the Eastern Pacific
The WWF Eastern Pacific Marine Turtle Bycatch Programme website has been launched to share information on WWF's Latin America and Caribbean Sustainable Fisheries Program is working witg fishers and other stakeholders to transform longline fisheries toward sustainability.
Lethal whale "research" programmes produce meat, not answers: WWF
Japan would do better whale research by not killing whales, said WWF on the eve of a key International Whaling Commission planning meeting.
Today, much more plentiful and reliable information is available using the many better new ways of collecting whale data rather than much the same old ways of killing them.
New guide to reducing bycatch goes online
As a service to the long-term sustainability of both fish stocks and fishing communities, WWF has established an online resource providing up-to-date information on bycatch (the capture of non-target creatures in fishing gear) and how to reduce it.
WWF competition nets sustainable fishing solutions
A team of inventors from the United States has won the third WWF International Smart Gear Competition for an invention that could save fish and other marine life from dying or being discarded each year.
WWF's Smartgear Competition Honored by NOAA
The Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today honored WWF's Smartgear competition which aims to make fishing gear more wildlife-friendly. The recognition is part of the agency’s second-annual Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Award. The awards will be presented at a dinner in Washington, D.C., on June 7.
WWF launches fishing gear competition to reduce marine bycatch
WWF is seeking new designs for fishing gear that reduces marine bycatch — the accidental catch and related deaths of millions of marine species each year. Enter WWF's third annual international Smart Gear Competition today!