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Safeguard or squander?: deciding the future of India's fisheries [1]

India's marine fisheries are in a state of crisis, despite official statements that there is still scope or fish landings to increase. 90% of India's fish resources are at or above maximum sustainable levels of exploitation. This report builds on existing arguments and makes a strong case for a range of measures to be implemented at the earliest in order to stave off a fisheries collapse, and set India's fisheries on a path to sustainability.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2012
Ashish Fernandes [2], Sanjiv Gopal [3]
Greenpeace India [4]
Tags:
Fisheries [5], Marine Fisheries [6], India [7], Fish [8], Fish Biodiversity [9], Fisherfolk [10], Marine Ecosystems [11], Industry [12]
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