June 22, 2017 CFSI Staff

Ray Hilborn: World fish stocks stable

Speaking at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit on Wednesday, 7 June in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., University of Washington fisheries researcher Ray Hilborn said the perception that the world’s fish stocks are declining is incorrect, and that fishing could sustainably be stepped up in areas with good management.

Hilborn pointed to figures from the RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database that indicate that fish stocks dipped through the last part of the 20th century, but have since recovered in many fisheries…

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Comment (1)

  1. Max Boland

    Thank you!
    Many folks do not want us on the water. They simply see the oceans and forest as play grounds.

    Alber Seafoods, Inc.

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