From January 15 to February 15, 2012, a new closed season begins for the red and blue crab species Ucides occidentalis and Cardisoma crassum, in accordance with Ministerial Agreement 016, which establishes the first closed season for the crustacean due to reproduction. Hugo Vera Serrano, Acting Undersecretary of Fisheries Resources, […]
Although those in power may say otherwise, criminalization is not a social deception; criminalization is an unfortunate truth. This is the first in a series of articles that unpack the issue of criminalization in Ecuador and contextualize it within Latin America, revealing the underlying thread behind this policy. […]
The influence of the moon on the tides is for us an elementary notion, although this influence always existed and was present in the oral tradition of sailors and fishermen from all over the planet, it was only when Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation that the influence of the moon on the tides was […]
PHOTO: Today With the goal of having a final document by the end of 2012, the FAO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) recently published the first draft of a guide intended to help policymakers and governments address the difficult issue of child labor in the food sector.
With the aim of protecting marine shrimp during the reproductive and spawning stages, the Undersecretary of Fisheries Resources issued Ministerial Agreement No. 195, which prohibits the harvesting and marketing of shrimp using industrial and artisanal fishing methods for a period of two months. In the case of the industrial fleet that catches […]
A report by Bloomberg Markets Magazine has put the multinational women's lingerie company in jeopardy after revealing that the company uses cotton produced by children in Burkina Faso. PHOTOS: Reuters/Bloomberg The investigation chronicles the daily life of Clarisse Kambire, a 13-year-old girl who works under harsh conditions in the fields of […]
Yasuní, is the deadline running out? was another of several activities taking place in the city of Guayaquil with the aim of highlighting the current situation in Yasuní and surrounding areas. This time, representatives from environmental groups and economic analysts gathered together who, for nearly […]
The Mayor of Quito, along with his Council members, recently approved a bullfighting ordinance that has been rejected by broad sectors of society, especially by animal rights activists and nature lovers, as illegal. The ordinance was approved with 13 votes in favor and 2 against, violating—according to publications in the […]
During 2011, there were two options for tuna fleets to comply with the tuna fishing ban: the first was from July 29 to September 28, 2011, with 43 vessels participating. The second began on November 18 and will continue until […]
A few days ago, the country experienced one of the largest mass media events in recent times. Yasunízate, which is actually a series of activities that have been taking place since November 15th and will continue, as in the case of the province of Santa Elena, until November 26th.
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