Australian fisheries receive MSC cash boost to protect marine biodiversity

Published 2023년 5월 15일

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The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has allocated US$ 934,430 from its Ocean Stewardship Fund to support 26 projects focusing on marine biodiversity and bycatch mitigation across 15 countries, with 12% of the funding going to Australian initiatives. These projects include initiatives to reduce bycatch in Australian and UK sardine fisheries, monitor skate survival in the Australian toothfish fishery, and reduce sawfish bycatch in Australia's Northern Prawn Fishery. Since its inception, the Ocean Stewardship Fund has distributed over US$4.9 million to more than 100 grants, aiming to improve fish stocks management, reduce bycatch, and protect the marine environment.

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Australian fisheries receive MSC cash boost to protect marine biodiversity. Tagging skate to monitor their survival rates and a specialist knowledge exchange between Australian and British fishers are amongst the Australian projects being funded by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Ocean Stewardship Fund. Marine biodiversity is vital to life in our ocean and allows marine ecosystems to be productive, resilient, and adaptable to environmental changes. This year’s grants are focused on mitigating bycatch, where fish or other marine species are caught unintentionally while trying to catch another type of fish. Twenty-six grants totalling US$ 934,430 (AU$ 1.4 million) have been awarded by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to fisheries, scientists, NGOs, and students from 15 countries. Over 12 per cent of this amount (AU$ 180,000) has been awarded to Australian projects, including: Knowledge sharing to further reduce bycatch in Australian and UK sardine fisheries Marine mammals ...

Source: Fish Focus