Has 'overfishing1 ended? Yes, but some stocks 'overfished'

摘要

On Jan. 8, Professor Steve Murawski, former chief scientist for NOAA, declared that overfishing has ended in the U.S.Could this possibly be true? With many fish stocks still at low abundance, subject to rebuilding plans, and listed as overfished, how could he argue that overfishing has ended? To understand the issue we first must begin with the distinction between "overfished" and "overfishing."