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Fisheries reporting stuck in a cycle of crisis and recovery

Original: These announcements ‘recover, decline, crisis, recovery decline, crisis’ are a constant theme in reporting of fisheries

Commentary is highlighting how fisheries news endlessly repeats the same cycle: stocks in crisis, promises of recovery, followed by further decline. The argument being made is that most commercial fishing is simply not sustainable, and that modern fishing technology has made overexploitation worse year after year. It is prompting reflection on whether recovery announcements around the UK, Europe and globally mask a deeper structural problem in the industry.

Why now: Concern about unsustainable commercial fishing and the failure of repeated recovery promises is resonating with environmentally engaged audiences.

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• These announcements ‘recover, decline, crisis, recovery decline, crisis’ are a constant theme in reporting of fisheries around the UK, Europe and the world. Possibly we should recognise that most commercial fishing is NOT sustainable and technology has made it less so every… · Wen@mastodon.scot · 6

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