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THE STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES
After growing steadily for decades, the world fish catch peaked in 1988.Since then, according to analysis by Professors Reg Watson and Daniel Pauly published in Nature in 2001, the global catch has experienced a downward trend. This decline is despite a global expansion of industrial fishing fleets.
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"We're trying to educate women and children and men about the dangers of mercury in fish. It's a global problem if we're not taking care of the ocean properly. I don't want to be worried about what I'm feeding my children or what I'm feeding myself. It's crazy - you can't feed your kid tuna fish anymore!" -- Amber Valletta, model and actress