Stopping Overfishing promotes Biodiversity. A win-win scenario

A recent article in the Conversation,  by Professor Rashid Sumalla offers the lessons learned from his research.Ending overfishing isn’t merely an ecological imperative but a vital climate action.

1. Ending overfishing isn't merely an ecological imperative but a vital climate action.
2. Subsidies to large fishing boat fleets disrupt small-scale fisheries, leaving them disproportionately vulnerable to shocks.
3. There is a direct tie between stock recuperation and reduced emissions intensity from fisheries.
4. Ecosystem-based fisheries management is critical.
5. Heavy metal pollution in the ocean—such as mercury or lead waste—intensifies the negative impacts of warming and overfishing.
6. Overfishing exacerbates climate and biodiversity threats.
7. International fisheries management has a central role to play.
8. Shifting from the generally accepted maximum of sustainable yield management to maximizing carbon sequestration in fisheries management could further advance climate goals.