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Sustainable consumption and
production
Natural resource protection and enhancing the environment
27. Fish stocks*
Sustainability of fish stocks around the UK, 1990 to 2007
| Fish stocks harvested sustainably since: | 1990 |
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2003 |
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- Sustainable fisheries are essential for a healthy and diverse marine ecosystem. They are also important for a vibrant and long term fishing industry.
- During the 1990s the percentage of fish stocks considered to be harvested sustainably and at full reproductive capacity was no more than 10 per cent, but had increased to 25 per cent in 2007.
- Despite these increases, between 70 to 75 per cent of UK fish stocks have either reduced reproductive capacity or have been harvested unsustainably each year since 2001.
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Updated: 30 July 2009