Lítið orðið eftir af nýjum fiskveiðisvæðum / World running out of new places to fish: study

Frétt um það hvernig tekist hefur að viðhalda miklum fiskveiðum með því að stækka veiðisvæði, þannig að nú er nánast ekkert nýtt veiðisvæði eftir, fyrir utan svæði sem lítið gefa af sér.


The world's fishing industry is fast running out of new ocean fishing grounds to exploit as it depletes existing areas through unsustainable harvesting practices, according to a study published Thursday.

World running out of new places to fish: study: VANCOUVER (Reuters)
Report published in the online journal PLoS ONE. (here)

From the news summary:

• Expansion into unexploited fishing grounds allowed global catches to increase for decades, and disguised the fact that older areas were being depleted ...
• ... most fishing is done by large companies ... companies can ignore the decline of older stocks by simply moving to new areas.
• ... left only unproductive fishing areas on the high seas and the ice-covered waters of the Arctic and Antarctic for boats to move into.