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Smarter economics key to restoring fisheries Jen Fela Based on current trends, the viability of the worldâs commercial fisheries is at serious risk, unless fundamental changes are made and âfar more intelligent managementâ is brought to the industry, according to the Green Economy Report, which is being compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP; Nairobi, Kenya) and economists. The report, to be released later this year, analyzes how âgreenerâ investments across 11 sectors, including energy, forests, and water, are essential to drive economic recovery and tackle serious social and environmental challenges. A preview of three sectors, including fisheries, was presented at a press briefing in New York City. A successful fishing industry is essential to the physical health and economic well-being of millions of people worldwide. Fish are the primary protein source for approximately 1 billion people, and UNEP estimates that, in 2006, 170 million people were employed in activities directly and indirectly related to fishing. Factoring in an average of three dependents per fisher, the livelihoods of over 500 million people rely on the fishing industry. However, in certain parts of the world, marine fisheries are facing collapse â defined by UNEP as having a current
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment – Ecological Society of America
Published: Sep 1, 2010
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