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Now playing Next Climate Fears grow that climate change could put an end to fishing in Ireland Rising temperatures appear to be pushing some fish north to colder waters, out of reach of some boats. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. To tackle the climate impacts of fishing, Europe must dive much deeper Though welcome, the European Commission’s vision for climate-neutral fisheries is shallow — deeper ambition and implementation action is needed to align fishing with European climate objectives, Pascale Moehrle and Enric Sala write. 10/08/2023
Now playing Next Nature Extinction alert issued for world’s rarest marine mammal Only around 10 vaquitas still exist in Mexico’s Gulf of California, where they are trapped and killed by illegal gillnets. 08/08/2023
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Now playing Next Nature ‘Appalling’ scale of bottom trawling in the UK revealed in new report The NGO says it equates to 15 years worth of negative impact in Marine Protected Areas, "making a mockery" of the UK's biodiversity goals. 02/03/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. A solution for global food insecurity may be hiding in our oceans With growing stress on existing food systems from climate change, environmental harm and rising populations, there is significant potential for finding culturally acceptable blue foods with high nutritional and economic value yet relatively low environmental impact, Beatrice Crona writes. 28/02/2023
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