Depleting fisheries

Description

Essential action to address depleting fisheries involves implementing sustainable management practices, such as enforcing catch limits, protecting critical habitats, reducing bycatch, and supporting the recovery of overexploited stocks. These strategies aim to restore fish populations, ensure long-term food security, and maintain ecosystem balance. Effective monitoring, international cooperation, and community engagement are crucial to remedy overfishing, illegal practices, and habitat degradation, thereby securing the viability of fisheries for future generations.

Implementation

The OECD reported in 2002 that nearly 50% of all fish stocks are fully exploited and 20% are overexploited. Only 2% of global fisheries are recovering from over-fishing.