Will seafood stocks collapse by 2048? Some say yes while others say no.Here's another resounding "no." Ray Hilborn is a scientist and adviser to international fisheries commissions and points out the doomsday report relied on fish catch data instead of biomass data. Hilborn mentions that catch is down in some areas because of tighter controls on fishing, not because there is less fish.
Overfishing is a reality for poor nations and Hilborn suggests reducing poverty and providing economic alternatives to counteract that poverty. He suggests a U.N. fishing treaty: use independent scientists to set limits, fleets pay fees and bid on catch, while all activities are tracked by satellite and observed by others.
