Declining Fish Stock In Most Of The World’s Marine Ecosystems

Percent change in the ability of fish stocks to produce surviving offspring (per decade, relative to the historical maximum of productivity)

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Decrease

Notes

Varying numbers of fish stocks were assessed per region (and therefore contribute differently to the global average) — from 31 stocks in the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf (registering a 1 percent decline) to 2 stocks in the Sea of Okhotsk (registering a 7 percent decline).