21 September
SeafoodSource: Mediterranean Fish Stocks in Trouble
A majority of the fish stocks assessed in the Mediterranean are overexploited, with only a small percentage “moderately” exploited, according to the Chair of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM).  He considers some stocks close to the risk of collapse and that only a “strong” reduction in fishing mortality would return the spawning stock biomass above “reasonably safe levels,” such as the case for hake.

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