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World Marine Fisheries

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Marine fish provide humans with food, oils, livestock fish meal and recreation. Fish also supply the aquarium trade. In some nations, 50 per cent of animal protein comes from fish. Over 25 percent of the 441 recorded marine fish stocks are over-exploited. Open access regimes, technology, wasteful bycatches, and inappropriate investment in fishing fleets continue to deplete fishing stocks.

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Herring, anchovies, cod, hake, haddock, jacks, mullets, mackerel, pollock, tuna, salmon, fish stocks, sardine, aquaculture, overexploitation, capture fisheries, climate change, post-harvest loss, threatened species, sea turtles, seabirds, cetaceans, bycatch, inland water fisheries, marine fisheries, sharks, eels, sustainable fisheries

FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS

Pesca Sustentavel Brasil is a group of scientist interested in bringing Brazilian fisheries to the ecological, economic and social sustainability.

Oceana Monterey seeks to make our oceans as rich, healthy and abundant as they were in our grandparents' youth.

Find or start a Discussion Forum to meet others interested in world marine fisheries

Did You Know...

...that you can join the community and help build the World Marine Fisheries portal

...It is free, editable and belongs to you.

...this is a great opportunity to share your resources, ideas and projects to like minded people

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