Save world fisheries.

• Position: UN Reported: News on the United Nations System at Work - Brief Article

Better management of marine ecosystems is immediately needed to address the decline in fishery resources and the increased demand for food, reported the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 21 September. Currently, 55 per cent of all fishery resources are fully utilized and 25 per cent hold some potential of increased fisheries, while the rest needs intervention right away. To address the growing concern, FAO and Iceland convened the Reykjavik Conference on Responsible...