Belize establishes new shark regulations & collaboration with shark fishers and Mote for management

June 25, 2021 | Hayley Rutger

This story includes excerpts from a news release provided by Belize’s Fishery Department. Sharks are gaining increased protection and scientific attention in Belize, thanks to a team effort including government fisheries managers, fisherfolk, and scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory. Sharks are...

Photo: On Friday, Sept. 18, Mote Marine Laboratory research leaders greet scientists from the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute and Yantai University in China, who visited Mote to share knowledge about fisheries research designed to help feed growing populations. (Credit Mote Marine Laboratory).

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Q&A: Chinese fisheries scientists visit Mote, highlight need to meet growing seafood demand

September 23, 2015 | Hayley Rutger

With dwindling supplies of seafood for Earth’s growing population, fisheries enhancement and aquaculture (fish farming) research are needed more than ever, said Chinese scientists from the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute (YSFRI) who visited Mote Marine Laboratory on Thursday and Friday to exchange...

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Belize establishes new shark regulations & collaboration with shark fishers and Mote for management

Q&A: Chinese fisheries scientists visit Mote, highlight need to meet growing seafood demand