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High Seas Fisheries: Troubled Waters, Tangled Governance And Recovery Prospects, David Vanderzwaag, Boris Worm
High Seas Fisheries: Troubled Waters, Tangled Governance And Recovery Prospects, David Vanderzwaag, Boris Worm
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Global fisheries are in a perceived state of crisis. Despite growing technological effort and an unprecedented global expansion of fisheries, total landings (85-100 million MT per year) have stagnated and probably entered a period of slow decline. This trend may destabilize ocean ecosystems and undermine world seafood supplies, which provide the major source of protein for 2.3bn people, and international cooperation to address this issue has been slow. This is particularly true for highseas fisheries that occur in international waters encompassing some 61% of the world's ocean. These have been plagued by a fragmented and weak legal framework, poor enforcement …