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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Mari saccheggiati, scarseggia il pesce - Domani sarĂ  finito quello italiano:

http://www.repubblica.it/ambiente/2013/04/13/news/mari_saccheggiati_scarseggia_il_pesce_domani_sar_finito_quello_italiano-56526511/?ref=HREC2-10

http://www.lastampa.it/2013/04/14/scienza/ambiente/pesca-in-italia-solo-giorni-di-autonomia-ittica-dpTsYWczTbhpGuLF34gcNO/pagina.html