Ghost fishing nets, fishing nets and plastic bottles floating on the sea

Ocean

Focusing on global ocean stewardship through fisheries management, marine conservation, and climate resilience

Focus on China

Fishermen stretch large net on quay Article

Can China’s new pledge to curb illegal fishing drive change?

Ocean sustainability experts from across the world reflect on China’s landmark move to join the Port State Measures Agreement
People rescue a finless porpoise in a lake Article

The struggle to save the Yangtze porpoise

Human activity and habitat loss are the main threats to the animal, even within porpoise reserves, researchers say
an aquaculture cage full of fish is raising out of the water Explainer

Understanding China’s huge fisheries law overhaul

From sustainability to fishers’ rights, we unpick the biggest legal change to China’s fishing industry since 2000
A group of men catching grouper in an indoor fish pond Article

China’s changing fisheries, in numbers

Nearly 40% of global fish production in 2022 was Chinese, and the country is the main driver of huge growth in aquaculture, shows major report
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