May 18, 2018 — PORTLAND, Maine — The number of American fish stocks that can be described as ‘‘overfished’’ has hit an all-time low, the U.S. government announced on Thursday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made the statement as part of its annual Status of Stocks Report to Congress. Six populations of fish are being removed from its list of overfished stocks, including the popular commercially fished stocks of Gulf of Mexico red snapper and Georges Bank winter flounder, the agency said.
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