'Best Hope At Sustainable Fisheries' Short-changed By Conservation Efforts, Researchers Argue
Monday, August 25, 2008 - 21:28
in Biology & Nature
Small scale fisheries produce as much annual catch for human consumption and use less than one-eighth the fuel as their industrial counterparts, but they are dealt a double-whammy by well-intentioned eco-labelling initiatives and ill-conceived fuel subsidies, according to a University of British Columbia study.