The world’s fisheries could see a swift recovery from overfishing and declining stocks if sensible reforms are implemented,
according to a new study.
Research suggests that sustainable management and sensible reform could help fisheries recover, often in under 10 years. The scientists estimated the current state of over 4,000 fisheries around the world, before forecasting the impact of different management strategies.
“We find that in nearly every country of the world, fishery recovery would simultaneously drive increases in food provision, fishery profits and fish biomass in the sea,” write the authors. The study appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

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