Fishing fleets grow but catch relatively less
The world’s fishing fleets have expanded their range to cover most of the world’s oceans and increased their power to catch fish ten-fold, according to global analysis. But these same fleets are now catching fewer fish for the same amount of effort than they were in the 1950s, suggesting this important food resource is in perilous decline, according to Reg Watson of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Read more
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