http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on fisheries and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/ Farming projects must be able to access research at any point along the innovation trajectory, say Rasheed Sulaiman V. and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/opinions/how-research-for-agricultural-innovation-works-best.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 16 May 2012 17:25:03 GMTThe Okavango Research Institute is drawing on African and international expertise to tackle challenges in a broad range of disciplines.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/features/building-science-bridges-in-botswana.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 24 Apr 2012 15:14:17 GMTStakeholders need to synchronise the policies and objectives of Marine Protected Areas to protect the 'Amazon of the seas.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/study-urges-integrated-approach-to-protecting-the-coral-triangle.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesMon, 23 Apr 2012 14:35:39 GMTMoves to protect Pacific tuna species through stricter fishing policies have failed to generate approval from major fishing nations.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/tighter-controls-rejected-on-pacific-tuna-fishing.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 17 Apr 2012 15:18:01 GMTFossil records show that damage to Panama's coral reefs from overfishing and deforestation began before current impacts of climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/ancient-damage-to-caribbean-reefs-revealed.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesMon, 16 Apr 2012 01:22:40 GMTGenebanks are one answer to overfishing in South Asian waters, say fishery experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/-genebank-can-save-south-asian-fish-stocks-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesFri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:39 GMTStudy finds involving local residents is the most effective way of meeting livelihood needs and protecting fish stocks.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/working-with-communities-best-for-managing-fisheries-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 10 Apr 2012 17:44:07 GMTIndia's Supreme Court has approved a multi-billion dollar plan to divert water from more than 30 Indian rivers to dry regions, angering the country's neighbours.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/plan-to-divert-indian-rivers-angers-neighbouring-nations.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesMon, 02 Apr 2012 16:50:12 GMTA study says the effects of climate change on the oceans will cost mankind almost US$2 trillion a year by 2100.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/climate-change-may-cut-profits-from-oceans-by-trillions.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 27 Mar 2012 17:33:10 GMTA proposed 'planetary boundary' of available biomass should be added to the nine existing environmental tipping points, a conference hears.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/biomass-should-be-tenth-tipping-point-researcher-says-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 27 Mar 2012 16:41:17 GMTA detailed analysis of hydropower dams planned for tributaries of the Mekong River warns they could block key fish migration routes.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/dams-a-potential-catastrophe-for-mekong-fisheries.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 27 Mar 2012 13:14:08 GMTMan-made environmental change is rising dangerously, but some social indicators such as population growth are improving, a conference hears.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/environmental-change-trends-mixed-bag-meeting-hears-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesMon, 26 Mar 2012 18:05:31 GMTResearchers are putting together a plan at the Planet Under Pressure meeting to find sustainable solutions to Earth's problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/conference-hopes-to-turn-the-tide-on-earth-s-decline.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesMon, 26 Mar 2012 12:30:27 GMTAgriculture ministers from Burundi, DRC and Rwanda have agreed to renew funding for a research institute that has been dormant since 2009.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/great-lakes-ministers-to-revive-agricultural-research-centre.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 14 Mar 2012 16:58:09 GMTFishermen have turned to farming on the bed of the shrinking Lake Chad, but researchers are concerned about the sustainability of these farms.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/fishermen-adapt-to-lake-chad-s-demise-for-now.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 22 Feb 2012 15:38:58 GMTPacific islands must build capacity for their own environmental monitoring to tackle both local and global problems, says Ben Ponia.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/opinions/why-pacific-islands-should-take-on-ocean-monitoring-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 15 Feb 2012 09:32:00 GMTSarah Grimes explores why we need good ocean monitoring, how to get it, and why it still fails Small Island Developing States.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/features/ocean-science-for-sustainable-development-facts-and-figures-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 15 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMTClimate change could benefit some Pacific fisheries, but tracking the success of adaptation needs effective monitoring, says Johann Bell.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/opinions/pacific-fisheries-need-tech-to-track-climate-impact-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 15 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMTEfforts to protect precious marine biodiversity by combining science and local knowledge are difficult but can work, reports Naomi Antony.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/features/old-and-new-knowledge-combine-to-protect-fiji-s-fish.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 15 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMTMore must be done to prevent damage of ocean data buoys that costs money, vital data — and lives, say Sidney Thurston and M. Ravichandran.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/opinions/time-to-stop-losing-ocean-data-to-vandalism-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 15 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/