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Bring on the Drones: Mediterranean Sees Severe Overfishing

February 9th, 2016 โ€” BRUSSELS โ€” Experts say almost all species in the Mediterranean are still overfished despite decades of seeing stocks dwindle โ€” and that is forcing the European Union to consider creative solutions like using drones or space technology to catch fraudulent fishermen.

EU Fisheries chief Karmenu Vella said Tuesday some stocks โ€œare on the verge of depletion. All in all, 93 percent of the fish stocks assessed are overexploited.โ€ On top of that, he said one in two fish caught in the Mediterranean are not even recorded with authorities โ€” raising the specter of even worse depletion.

Read the full story at The New York Times

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