Fisheries

Global fishing-related deaths estimated at 100,000 each year, new research finds

The significant death toll disproportionately affects low-income fishermen — including children forced into labor — and is predominantly driven by dangerous working conditions and unsafe vessels, according to research commissioned by Pew Charitable Trusts.

IUU fishing is a serious global problem that threatens ocean ecosystems and sustainable fisheries that are critical to global food and economic security, according to NOAA.
IUU fishing is a serious global problem that threatens ocean ecosystems and sustainable fisheries that are critical to global food and economic security, according to NOAA.Photo: NOAA
Published 3 November 2022, 20:12Updated 3 November 2022, 20:12
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