Ebook: Fishing for Coherence : Fisheries and Development Policies.
Author: OECD
- Tags: Fishery policy -- Developing countries, Sustainable aquaculture, Economic development, Fisheries, Agriculture, Business, Fishery management
- Series: The development dimension Fishing for coherence
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- City: Paris
- Language: English
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For millions of people in developing countries, fisheries represent a means of livelihood, a source of food and nutrition, and a source of wealth for economic growth. Fish often constitutes the sole source of protein for many people, especially the poor. Yet the risks to sustainable fisheries are high. Three quarters of global marine fisheries are overexploited or fully exploited, and the pressure on fish stocks is Read more...