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Japan’s fishing fleets could generate $5.5 billion in annual profits while supporting a 30% increase in populations of fish by 2065 if they fo this.

The government of Cuba enacted sweeping reforms of its fishing laws to increase protection for some of the world’s most vibrant marine ecosystems.

EDF has issued a list of the top five changes that anglers can use to be in-the-know before they hit the water to fish for red snapper this season.

In a bold step for the sustainability of its fisheries and the world’s second largest barrier reef, the government of Belize has approved a plan to set aside 10% of its territorial waters as no-take marine protected areas (MPAs), nearly tripling the size of its existing zones.

Statement from Robert Jones, Gulf of Mexico Director, Environmental Defense Fund

EDF applauded the leadership of Japanese lawmakers and the Abe Administration as Japan’s legislature enacted significant reform of its fisheries laws.

Fishing industry stakeholders gathered last week in a collaborative workshop hosted by Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) Philippines program aimed at tackling pressing problems like overfishing.

A major reform effort to make one of Indonesia’s most valuable fisheries more sustainable received a significant boost today at the Our Oceans Conference being held in Bali, Indonesia.

Government of Belize has announced it will expand its network of no-take zones, a type of marine protected area, from approximately 3 percent to over 10 percent by the end of 2018. The expanded areas are managed in concert with a national secure fishing rights program established in 2016.

Better fisheries management will strengthen the health of coral reef ecosystems that now – more than ever before – desperately need our help.

Statement from Environmental Defense Fund on Gulf Council approval of new pilots to test state management of recreational red snapper fishing.

As 2017 draws to a close, we take stock of sustainable fishery successes that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.

Statements issued by EDF and other groups in response to decision to issue a stay in their lawsuit against the Department of Commerce.

EDF to partner with Philippine bureau of fisheries to implement science-based policies and fishing reforms to provide critical support on policy

Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the State of Louisiana’s motion to intervene in litigation brought by the Environmental Defense Fund and the Ocean Conser

This week Belize becomes the first country in the world to adopt a national, multispecies secure fishing rights program for small-scale fisheries.