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1、Crackingdownon严惩不贷，打击theOcean’sPirateFishermenTheoceansarebeingemptiedoffish.AforthcomingUnitedNationsreportlaysoutthestarknumbers:onlyaround25%ofcommercialstocksareinahealthyorevenreasonablyhealthystate.Some30%offishstocksareconsideredcollapsed,and90%oflargepredatoryfish-likethebl
2、uefintunasoprizedbysushiaficionados-havedisappearedsincethemiddleofthe20thcentury.Morethan60%ofassessedfishstocksareinneedofrebuilding,andsomeresearchersestimatethatifcurrenttrendshold,virtuallyallcommercialfisherieswillhavecollapsedbymidcentury.“Fisheriesacrosstheworldarebeingplun
3、dered,orexploitedatunsustainablerates,”saidAchimSteiner,theexecutivedirectoroftheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme.Insomerespects,Steinercouldhavestoppedat“plundered,”becauseasmuchdamageasthelegal,commercialfishingtradehaswroughtontheoceans,it’stheillegaltradethatcouldspelltheirdoo
4、m.Legalfishermen-theeverydayfarmersoftheseas-havelicensestheymustprotectandlawstheymustobey.Butillegalfishing-oftendoneonthehighseaswhereregulationsarelaxandcatchlimitscanbeexceededwithimpunity,orinthecoastalwatersofdevelopingnations,whichlacktheabilitytofightback-abidesby遵守，旅行rule
5、sofitsown.Now,ateamledbyStefanFlothmannofthePewEnvironmentGrouphaspublishedastudyintheMay20issueofScienceshowingjusthowhardstoppingtheillegalfishingscourgewillbe.Therearealotoffactorsdrivingtherisingglobaldemandforfish.Agrowingglobalpopulationneedsreadysourcesofprotein,andfish-gene
6、rallylowinfatandhighinnutrients-isanatural.Plus,theworldwideexplosioninthepopularityofsushimeansthatevenpeoplewhoneverlikedfishbeforehavedevelopedatasteforit.Globalseafoodconsumptionhasdoubledoverthepast40years,andthesushiboomhastrackedthattrend.Butthere’salsoamajorproblemwithoverc
7、apacity-orthesimpleexcessoffishermen-thankstothe$27billioninsubsidies亏损补贴giventotheworldwidefishingindustryeachyear.Thosesubsidies-especiallythebillionsthatgotocheapdieselfuelthatmakesfactoryfishingonthehighseaspossibleatall--havecreatedanindustrybiggerthantheoceanscansupport.TheU.
8、N.estimatesthattheglobalfl
