Healthy stocks produce more fish To get the full picture of European fisheries, Oceana has commissioned the most comprehensive scientific study1 ever made on the status of European fish stocks and their potential productivity if sustainably managed. The findings of this independent study confirm that only a minority of European stocks can be considered as … Read more
Executive Summary Stock assessments are presented for 397 stocks in 14 European ecoregions, from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. Surplus production modeling was used to estimate fisheries reference points in a maximum sustainable yield (MSY) framework. Fishing pressure and biomass were estimated from 2000 to the last year with available data (2013-2015). Results … Read more
If you had power, knew that an important renewable natural resource was at great risk and the only way to save it was to temporarily halt its exploitation, what would you do? The answer seems obvious: a temporary sacrifice can save us from a far more drastic future. A state of denial only postpones and … Read more
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