Status of the world's fish stocks

Fish stocks become overexploited when fish are caught at a rate higher than the population can support, and the ability of the stock to produce its Maximum SustainableYield (MSY) is jeopardized.

197420171980199020002010OverexploitedBiologicallysustainable

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Note: Fish stocks are subpopulations of a particular species of fish which have common parameters such as location, growth and mortality which define their population dynamics.