Two-thirds of fish stocks depleted

[Delirium]

BROOKLIN, Canada, Mar 5 (IPS) - Two-thirds of fish stocks in the world's high seas are overfished, while most of those closer to shore are failing or fished to the maximum, a new U.N. report said Monday.

More and stronger regional fisheries management organisations are needed to rebuild depleted stocks and prevent the collapse of other stocks, warned the FAO's latest "State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture" (SOFIA) report.

Ocean fisheries have "most likely" reached their zenith, said FAO Assistant Director-General for Fisheries Ichiro Nomura.

In fact, that peak may have been reached some time ago. The annual world fish catch since the late 1980s has been stalled at between 85 million and 95 million tonnes. The SOFIA 2006 report records marine fisheries catch at 85.8 millions tonnes and notes that 25 percent of marine stocks are overexploited or depleted while 52 percent are "fully exploited".

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[Janus]

which is why the world is depending more and more on farmed fish.

Explosive growth in fish industry (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070307152735.htm)

[RASHskins]

uggggg another problem now. wow just browsing through the sciences and technologies forum is enough to make me wanna kill myself.

[Janus]

wow just browsing through the sciences and technologies forum is enough to make me wanna kill myself.
Despair is the main driving force behind inaction. Whether we like it or not, there will always be some sort of ecological, technological, or social crisis in the future. The solution is education and to look for viable ideas to combat such problems rather than be engulfed in the media frenzy and hysteria that always surrounds them.

[RASHskins]

Im not engulfed in the media hype believe me, it just saddens me alot what we do to our planet. I do act to i donate to greenpeace and once i have more time will go out and volunteer for them. I also do alot of stuff on my own.