Fishing
PERSPECTIVES: Breaking down the “Treaty of the High Seas”
On March 4, the UN agreed on the draft text for an international treaty to ensure countries conserve and sustainably...
How are Surinamese fisheries impacted by climate change?
Fish and their habitats are impacted by climate change. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warmer...
International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 (IYAFA2022): SMALL IN SCALE, BUT BIG IN VALUE
“Our small actions can have big impacts, like a ripple effect.” Small-scale fishing and aquaculture can bring food to one...
Reducing fishing sector’s vulnerability through diversity
Focusing on the third societal outcome —a productive ocean— the Institute of Marine Affairs continues its seven-part series on the...
Sargassum Seaweed Overwhelms Tobago Beaches Once Again; What Is It And Where Does It Come From?
Several beaches in Tobago have once again been rendered unrecognisable by large clusters of sargassum seaweed washing ashore. The issue...
Turning Bycatch Into Smoked Fish, Future Fishers Promotes Sustainability
The wealth of our nation’s oceans has been greatly undervalued. A report by World Wide Fund for Nature estimates that...
FSO Nabarima Not Yet Reinspected By T&T Despite Official Recommendation
Trinidad and Tobago officials have not yet reinspected the FSO Nabarima despite their own recommendation in October, 2020, that a...
Activist Risks Life Visiting FSO Nabarima, Calls Its Condition Frightening
Corporate Secretary of Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS), Gary Aboud, has said he put his life in danger...
Marine Ecosystems & Livelihoods At Risk If Venezuelan Oil Tanker Sinks
A huge oil tanker containing approximately 1.3 million barrels of crude oil has taken on water and is leaning to...
Protecting Buccoo Reef Requires Collective Action
As the only protected marine area in Trinidad and Tobago, the Buccoo Reef Marine Park is key to Tobago’s tourism...
