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Status of the world's fish stocks

Fish stocks are overexploited when fish catch exceeds the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) – the rate at which fish populations can regenerate.

197420171980199020002010OverexploitedBiologicallysustainable
OurWorldInData.org/seafood-production •

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Note: Fish stock are subpopulations of a particular species of fish which have common parameters such as location, growth and mortality which define their population dynamics.

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