Excessive catches by Chinese vessels threaten livelihoods and ecosystems in West Africa
AGRICOLTURA |
It is a whopper of a catch, in more ways than one: China is under-reporting its overseas fishing catch by more than an order of magnitude, according to a study published on 23 March.
The problem is particularly acute in the rich fisheries of West Africa, where a lack of transparency in reporting is threatening efforts to evaluate the ecological health of the waters. (...)
The article:
http://www.nature.com/news/detective-work-uncovers-under-reported-overfishing-1.12708
More about:
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0424-gen-china-africa-fishing.html
Passato... presente:
http://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5379:the-state-of-world-fisheries-and-aquaculture-2012-&catid=117:agricoltura&Itemid=103
Passato... prossimo:
http://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4816:basta-depredare-il-mare-dafrica&catid=33:ambiente&Itemid=58
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