Illegal fishing captures up to 15% of global marine wild catch, analysis finds

Per a University of British Columbia analysis, illegal fishing operations capture up to fifteen percent of the world's marine wild catch. The scale of this illegal activity undermines ocean sustainability, threatens coastal livelihoods, and destabilizes global seafood markets. Despite decades of regulation and recent advances in surveillance technology, this industrial-scale illegal fishing persists.

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