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Overfishing on the rise as global consumption climbs – UN agency

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London, UKReuters More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report on Monday. The FAO said in a biennial report that tackling the issue would require several measures including stronger […]

World’s fish consumption unsustainable, UN warns

Thomson Reuters Foundation A third of the world’s oceans are overfished and fish consumption is at an all-time high, raising fears over the sustainability of a key source of protein for millions around the world, the United Nations warned in a report on Monday. Overfishing is particularly bad in parts of the developing world where […]