China, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and S Korea account for 85% global fishing efforts, says Science magazine

Scientists at Global Fishing Watch, that use satellite data to track fishing activity, examined some 22bn ship-location data points for 70,000 industrial fishing vessels More than half of the world’s oceans are being commercially fished, spanning an area four times what is used for global agriculture, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The study is the first in-depth look at the global footprint of the industrial fishing industry.

China, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and S Korea account for 85% global fishing efforts, says Science magazine China, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and S Korea account for 85% global fishing efforts, says Science magazine Reviewed by Shahid Karimi on February 26, 2018 Rating: 5

No comments:

Powered by Blogger.