MUST-WATCH TESTIMONY FROM A DFO FISHERY OFFICER. A Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Fishery Officer has come forward with powerful testimony, pleading for help to combat organized crime, dangerous vessels, black-market fish sales, and the shifting political will of the day. This testimony makes one thing crystal clear: Canada urgently needs more fisheries officers, increased funding, and stronger legal support to properly enforce the Fisheries Act—for the benefit of fish populations and

Although fisheries sustainability in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea remains a source of concern, the percentage of overfished stocks has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, a milestone that coincides with aquaculture’s rapid expansion as a major source of aquatic foods in the region, according to a report released today by FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM). “Stocks are not yet where we would like them to be, but they are beginning to recover thanks to scie