Harvesting of marine fish resources in India takes place at three levels, namely, subsistence fishing, small scale fishing and industrial fishing.

Bycatch is both a problem for target as well as non target species.

Fishing overcapacity

I've seen sort of OK pictures of bycatch, the animals accidentally scooped up while fishing for a specific species.

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

And we were using a special trawling net that we were able to bring these animals up alive.

Deploring the fact that the straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks in many parts of the world are overfished or subject to sparsely regulated and heavy fishing efforts, mainly as a result of, inter alia, unauthorized fishing, inadequate regulatory measures and excess fishing capacity,

The absence of controls on the overall fishing effort and the fishing practices of local fishers and foreign fishing vessels, prompted by the inadequacy of monitoring, control and surveillance, is the root cause of such unsustainable fishing practices.

Another delegation underlined that both small and large scale fishing had to be conducted in a sustainable manner.

A number of delegations referred to the problems of by catches as well as to the issue of destructive fishing practices, in particular bottom trawling.

Deploring the fact that fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, in many parts of the world are overfished or subject to sparsely regulated and heavy fishing efforts, mainly as a result of, inter alia, unauthorized fishing, inadequate regulatory measures and excess fishing capacity,

Absence of control in the overall fishing effort and fishing practices of local fishers and foreign fishing vessels, prompted by the inadequacy of monitoring, control and surveillance, is the root cause of such unsustainable fishing practices.

Brazil attributes the problem of excess fishing capacity not only to the illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries, but also to the oversized fishery fleets of some developed States.

Deploring the fact that fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, in many parts of the world are overfished or subject to sparsely regulated and heavy fishing efforts, mainly as a result of, inter alia, unauthorized fishing, inadequate regulatory measures, harmful fisheries subsidies and excess fishing capacity,

Because worldwide fishing and fishing related industries employ approximately 400 million people and another 1 billion rely on fish for a significant source of protein, wasteful fishing practices can have significant multiplier effects.

The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.

The Impact on Small Scale Artisanal Fishing

This is how much fishermen get everyday in Kenya, fishing over a series of years, in a place where there is no protection it's a free for all.

Fish was, of course, coming in by river as well. Same thing.

With regard to factors limiting the contribution of fisheries to sustainable development, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and overfishing remain a primary challenge.

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Industrial fishing uses big stuff, big machinery.

This is called fishing down the food chain.

Here's a net in the sea, and the fish have been pulled from the sea into this net.

It's hard to steal from a thief.

The first concerns addressing the impacts of fishing.

The third panellist, Matthew Gianni, international fisheries consultant, proposed measures to address bottom trawling and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Noting with concern that effective management of marine capture fisheries has been made difficult in some areas by unreliable information and data caused by unreported and misreported fish catch and fishing effort and the contribution this lack of data makes to continued overfishing in some areas,

Recognizing also that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing may give rise to safety and security concerns for individuals on vessels engaged in such activities, and welcoming, in this regard, the adoption of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (Convention No. 188) at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, on 14 June 2007,

83. Takes note of recent efforts at the regional level to promote responsible fishing practices, including combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

We stress that the participation of citizens in fishing activities covered by relevant international laws is a principle addressed by our fishing and aquaculture regulations.

There are traps that fish sustainably up until recently.

Deploring the fact that fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, in many parts of the world are overfished or subject to sparsely regulated and heavy fishing efforts, as a result of, inter alia, unauthorized fishing, inadequate flag State control and enforcement, including monitoring, control and surveillance measures, inadequate regulatory measures, harmful fisheries subsidies and overcapacity,

Deploring the fact that fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, in many parts of the world are overfished or subject to sparsely regulated and heavy fishing efforts, as a result of, inter alia, unauthorized fishing, inadequate flag State control and enforcement, including monitoring, control and surveillance measures, inadequate regulatory measures, harmful fisheries subsidies and overcapacity,

The continued use of destructive fishing practices, such as bottom trawling, whether conducted within an EEZ or on the high seas, was deplored by several delegations and non governmental organizations.

Concerned that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, including that noted in the report of the Secretary General,A 56 58 Add.1, para. 61. threatens seriously to deplete populations of certain fish species, and in that regard urging States and entities to collaborate in efforts to address these types of fishing activities,

The first set of people in Silicon Valley got very, very rich.

The North American population is fished at about 2,000 ton.

But overfishing is taking a socio economic and environmental toll.

(c) Human and labour rights of those employed in the fishing and maritime sectors

Last year, delegations pledged to undertake a review of destructive fishing practices, including bottom trawling, and to take urgent action where regulations are inadequate.

Today now 70 percent of the fish stock are over exploited.

We should also put an end to the use of fishing techniques that are harmful to the marine environment.

Deploring the fact that fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, in many parts of the world are overfished or subject to sparsely regulated and heavy fishing efforts, as a result of, inter alia, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, inadequate flag State control and enforcement, including monitoring, control and surveillance measures, inadequate regulatory measures, harmful fisheries subsidies and overcapacity,

Deploring the fact that fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, in many parts of the world are overfished or subject to sparsely regulated and heavy fishing efforts, as a result of, inter alia, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, inadequate flag State control and enforcement, including monitoring, control and surveillance measures, inadequate regulatory measures, harmful fisheries subsidies and overcapacity,