Fishing
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Environment
Environment Portugal
Hand-in-Hand Efforts to Save Beloved Octopus
In the Algarve region of Portugal, local fishery communities are participating in elaborating and enforcing two new projects aimed at preserving the country’s largest rocky reef, home to 70% of the region’s indigenous species, including the iconic octopus.
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Environment Greece
Pledging Billions, All to Protect Our Oceans
At the 9th Our Ocean Conference in Athens, Greece, delegates from states, organizations, and philanthropic funds pledged $11.3 billion to protect oceans through commitments such as establishing marine protected areas (MPAs), combating illegal fishing, protecting marine biodiversity, and fighting climate change.
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Animals South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
No Fishing Here, to Keep Species Under the Sea Thriving
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, a British overseas territory located north of Antarctica, is imposing new no-fishing zones within its existing marine protected area, expanding the prohibition of krill fishing in those frigid South Atlantic waters.
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