Sweden, UK, Ireland top Northeast Atlantic overfishing ‘shame’ list
Sweden has topped an annual overfishing “shame list” produced by a British think-tank.
The New Economics Foundation (NEF)’s annual “Landing the Blame” report found the Nordic country to be 52.4% above the northeast Atlantic fishing quota established by scientific bodies, primarily the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
The UK (24.3%) Ireland (21.7%)
took second and third place in the think-tank’s list published on Monday.
Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/2019/02/11/sweden-uk-ireland-top-northeast-atlantic-overfishing-shame-list