Global fish catch Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

17 Jul 2016

UN Warning on global fish production reaching sustainable limit

The MSC funding awards follows the UN’s warning last week that global fish production is now reaching its sustainable limit, with around 90 per cent of the world’s stocks now fully or overfished and production set to increase further by 2025. Six scientific research projects focused on boosting sustainable fishing practices have been awarded a […]

02 Feb 2016

Scientists Find That 30% of Global Fish Catch is Unreported

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How much fish are we really catching? January 19, 2016 By Rebecca Goldburg The Pew Charitable Trusts ‘Thirty percent of global fish catch may be unreported, according to new research. Activities such as artisanal, subsistence, and illegal fishing are often not included in official statistics—obscuring the true extent of fishing worldwide. Scientists now estimate global […]