The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that the world’s wild fish harvest will fall to 90 million tons in 2012, down 2 percent from 2011. This is close to 4 percent below the all-time peak haul of nearly 94 million tons in 1996. The wild fish catch per person has dropped even more […] … learn more→
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Taking stock: World fish catch falls to 90 million tons in 2012
Fishing industry leads charge to reduce net bycatch
Queensland fishermen are behind a new research project to reduce the risk of tangling species such as dugongs and turtles in their nets. The project is being headed by James Cook University’s Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture and funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) on behalf of the Australian Government. […] … learn more→