Number of Federally-Managed Fish Stocks in Overfishing, Overfished Categories (IMAGE)

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Number of Federally-Managed Fish Stocks in Overfishing, Overfished Categories

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Of 321 stocks with known status, 293 (91%) are not subject to overfishing. Of 244 stocks with known status, 201 (or 82%) are not overfished, leaving 43 stocks (18%) listed as overfished. (NOAA)

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