As prices leap, strict rules needed to stop overfishing

Fresh fish is displayed for sale on ice in a fishmongers shop in London, Britain, October 30, 2018. REUTERS/Russell BoyceRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterLISBON, June 29 (Reuters) – Stricter rules are essential to protecting fish species as soaring prices add to the pressure for overfishing and other practices that damage the environment, a senior Food and Agriculture Organisation official said on Wednesday.The price of fish had already risen 25% in the first four months of the year, Manuel Barange, director of FAO’s fisheries and aquaculture division, told reporters at the U.N. Ocean Conference in Lisbon. He said …
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