Countries are not complying with the UN Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. It's time some changes were made, say Tony Pitcher, Daniela Kalikoski, Ganapathiraju Pramod and Katherine Short.
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Pitcher, T., Kalikoski, D., Pramod, G. et al. Not honouring the code. Nature 457, 658–659 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/457658a
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