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A Sri Lankan stilt fisherman works on his pole in the southern town of Galle.

Environment

‘There’s No Fish to Catch’: Global Warming Upends Traditional Livelihoods in Sri Lanka

Two separate studies highlight Sri Lanka's increased risk to changing weather patterns that are driving extensive changes in both living standards and livelihoods.

Dilrukshi Handunnetti

A fisherman shows a hammerhead shark caught in the Caribbean Sea.

Environment

Illegal Fishing Persists in Honduran Shark Sanctuaries

A conversation with marine biologist Gabriela Ochoa about th eimpacts of shark fishing in the La Mosquita region.

Michelle Carrere

Joseph John Jr. washes freshly caught salmon with his son, Jeremiah John in Newtok, Alaska. Newtok has a population of approximately 375 ethnically Yupik people. As global temperatures rise, the village is being threatened by the melting of permafrost, greater ice and snow melt, and larger storms from the Bering Sea.

Environment

Shrinking Seasonal Ice in the Bering Sea Threatens Local Livelihoods

Recent storms have destroyed the progress made in ice formation endangering coastal habitats and fishing practices.

Gloria Dickie

Environment

How Shark Trackers Uncovered Illegal Fishing in the Indian Ocean

The data suggests that the removal of reef fish in the British Indian Ocean Territory has increased since 2013, and that sharks are being deliberately targeted.

Sophie Manson

Environment

A Coalition of Global Participants Pledge to Protect Five Million Square Miles of Ocean

The Our Ocean Conference generated 287 pledges in bilateral and multilateral agreements between governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, and philanthropic foundations that are valued at more than $10 billion.

Basten Gokkon

Viewfinder: Fishing for Ayu in Japan

Cormorant fishermen use sea cormorants to catch sweetfish on October 9th, 2018, in Gifu, Japan.

Pacific Standard Staff

A fishing boat heads out to check nets on Lake Superior from Black River Harbor near Ironwood, Michigan, on March 27th, 2017.

Hunting for Ghost Nets in the Great Lakes

Free-floating fishing nets can kill fish and sailors. On the Great Lakes, anglers and tribes are confronting the problem.

Sophie Yeo

Economics

Are Wealthy Nations Hoarding the World’s Fish Supply?

A recent paper found that rich nations are catching the vast majority of fish, even in the waters of lower-income countries, but doubts about the study's conclusions remain.

Alastair Bland