Paying fishers to release sharks accidentally caught in their nets can incentivise conservation action – but there’s a catch

How one project in Indonesia introduced a pay-to-release scheme that encourages fishers to save shark and ray bycatch.

Hollie Booth, Research Associate, Conservation Science, University of Oxford • conversation
April 23, 2025 • ~7 min

The Moon and stars are a compass for nocturnal animals – but light pollution is leading them astray

Towns and cities create an orange glow on the horizon at night. It's so widespread that it even disturbs sea creatures.

Stuart Jenkins, Professor of Marine Ecology, Bangor University • conversation
Aug. 11, 2020 • ~6 min

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