FAO publishes latest report on discards

The FAO has published its third assessment of marine fisheries discards Photo: FAO

A recent assessment of global marine fisheries discards by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has estimated that more than nine million tonnes of catch is discarded annually, of which almost half is from bottom trawls.

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