Vanishing Fish

Expert analysis of one of this major global issues Author coined term "shifting baselines" – used in fisheries management. According to UN Report (2010): 28% of commercial fish stocks + 68% of "straddling" (or migratory) stocks are overexploited or depleted.  The same report found 2.9 billion people depend on fish for animal protein intake.  And that fisheries exports worldwide grew by 104% from 1986-2006. http://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/reviewconf/FishStocks_EN_A.pdf