Missing fish catch data? Not necessarily a problem, new study says
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 03:33
in Biology & Nature
Recording how many fish are caught is one important requirement to measure the well-being of a fish stock -- if scientists know the number of fish taken from the ocean, they can adjust management of that fishery to keep it from being overfished. Missing catch data, however, are rampant, causing concern that fisheries around the world are overfished. In many cases, misreporting caught fish doesn't always translate to overfishing, a new study finds.