The Great Lakes have been victimized by invasive populations of mussels for years. The zebra and quagga mussels are a danger ...

These shifts can spark new rounds of overfishing as nations rush to exploit unfamiliar resources, setting off fresh chains of ecosystem collapse on a global scale. As fish stocks dwindle ...

Coral reefs, for example, are particularly vulnerable to overfishing. Plant-eating fish keep these ecosystems in balance by eating algae, keeping the coral clean and healthy so that it can grow.

The world’s oceans regulate climate, provide food and sustain life across the planet. They generate over half the oxygen we ...

As legally required by the European Union, sustainable fisheries may not extract more fish than can regrow each year. Yet ...

Even small disruptions can have widespread effects, throwing entire ecosystems out of balance. The disappearance of top apex predators such as whales, sharks and dolphins weakens the ecosystem’s ...

However, the impact of overfishing is not restricted to fish: as the predators at the top of the food web dwindle, the stability of the entire aquatic ecosystem is at risk. Intense fishing of ...

Dozens of Indigenous women in Colombia’s Amazon are monitoring, managing, raising awareness and restoring a wetland ecosystem impacted by overfishing. After partnering with environmental ...