Fish catches in European waters could increase by 57% if fish stocks were exploited sustainably and if exploitation was based on scientific advice, according to new research released by the NGO Oceana on Monday 14 November.
The study, led by fisheries expert Dr. Rainer Froese from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel in Germany, makes quite alarming reading: in the EU, 85% of fish stocks are in an unhealthy state (that is to say they are overfished) and only 12% are being...