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Ray Hilborn: World fish stocks stable
Speaking at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit on Wednesday, 7 June in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., University of Washington fisheries researcher Ray Hilborn said the perception that the world’s fish stocks are declining is incorrect, and that fishing could sustainably be stepped up in areas with good management. “There is a very broad perception that fish stocks around the world are declining. Many news coverages in the media will always begin with ‘fish stocks in the world are declining.’ And this simply isn’t true. They are increasing in many places and in fact, globally, the best assessments are that fish stocks are actually stable and probably increasing on average now,” Hilborn said. click here to read the story 09:57
NOAA administrator Kathryn Sullivan kicks off annual seafood summit in New Orleans
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Kathryn Sullivan kicked off the annual 
in New Orleans on Monday (Feb. 9), highlighting the importance of improving seafood sustainability by focusing on “societal, economic and ecological resilience.” (Of course, many would balk at that notion!) Read the rest here 14:18
