Wildlife
The great green shark hunt
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?
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People & Culture
Fish for food
Exploring ways to get fish on the table in Bolivia
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Bolivia has the lowest per-capita consumption of fish among South American nations, but that could soon change. Brian Owens explains how members of the Amazon Fish for Food project are working to encourage the sustainable use of the country’s fish resources through fishing and aquaculture. Part of an ongoing series of stories about innovative projects in the developing world?, a partnership between the International Development Research Centre and Canadian Geographic.
Visit the Charting Change website to read “Fish for food“.
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