'Overfishing' Book Review - How Well, and Poorly, We Harvest Ocean Life - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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The true lesson of this book is that fisheries science is complicated; that the management of any given species must be considered in terms of its ecosystem; that fishing for one species alters the food web as a whole — and that sometimes there is not enough data to make good recommendations.
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Moreover, an estimated 20 percent of the world’s catch is landed illegally.
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After years of bitter argument, this noncontentious book should be welcomed by anyone who cares about fish. And that should be most of us: Worldwide, 20 percent of the world’s protein intake comes from the sea. If we cannot make policies to protect this harvest, everyone will pay a price.