Fishery
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Nature
Fisherman wrestles great white shark to free it from hook
A veteran fisherman accidentally hooked a nearly nine-foot great white shark off Nantucket, Massachusetts, then hauled the apex predator onto the beach, removed the hook from its mouth and released it back into the Atlantic in a dramatic encounter caught on video.
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The Road To Green
Global crackdown on the ‘Eel Mafias’ behind a billion-euro wildlife crime
In partnership with The European Commission
The population of the European eel has collapsed by more than 90% since the 1980s. Yet, dozens of tonnes of juveniles, known as glass eels, are thought to be poached each year and shipped live to aquaculture farms outside Europe.
The Road To Green
Michelin-starred chefs call to stop eating eels: ‘Would You Eat a Panda?’
In partnership with The European Commission
A growing number of international chefs have publicly removed eel from their menus. Fishing and trade of the European eel remain legal within the EU, despite repeated warnings from scientists that the species could soon disappear.
Ocean
Two new apps aiming to change seafood shopping
In partnership with the European Commission
Buying fish shouldn't require a marine biology degree. Yet standing at the counter or browsing a restaurant menu, most of us have no idea whether our choices harm or help the ocean. Two new European apps aim to change that, by making sustainable seafood shopping easy.
