Sea Around Us co-authored report sheds light on the overexploitation of Belize’s commercially important marine species

August 14, 2023January 4, 2024

Fishermen in Belize. Reference photo by Laslovarga, Wikimedia Commons.

The most commercially important marine species in Belize show signs of overexploitation, according to a recent report co-authored by members of the Sea Around Us.

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Socotra’s catch reconstruction: rising pressure on overfished stocks

July 5, 2023January 4, 2024

Small-scale fisheries catches in Socotra, an archipelago that belongs to Yemen and is located off the north-eastern tip of Africa in the western Indian Ocean, reached an all-time high of 12,000 tonnes in 2000, declined to about 3,300 tonnes by 2014 and then slightly increased to 3,700 tonnes by 2019.

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