World Bank2014-02-102014-02-102005-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16960The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the first global assessment of the state of the world's ecological health, published in March 2005, identified global fisheries as one of fi ve global systems in critical condition. This paper is one of many studies that show how on local, regional, and global scales, fish are taken out of the sea far faster than many existing fishstocks can replenish themselves. The World Bank Group recognizes that it is time for a proactive, international approach to improve the fisheries sector worldwide. The challenge in moving toward a sustainable fishing industry is to maintain economic growth and development by enhancing productivity and the wealth of fisheries, while avoiding the overfi shing and ecological degradation that we see today. The World Bank Group's current efforts concentrate on coastal management, inland fisheries, and smallholder aquaculture operations, mostly in developing countries in Africa and East Asia. The World Bank Group will broaden its support for sustainable fisheries at country, regional, and global levels, and is establishing a new Global Program for Sustainable Fisheries (PROFISH). This program will focus on good governance, sustainable fisheries policies, and the promotion of effective fisheries strategies. In cooperation with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank Group is participating in regional fisheries initiatives, such as the Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Fisheries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and building on GEF's large marine ecosystem projects.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADJACENT FISHINGADVERSE CLIMATEALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODSANIMAL PROTEINANNUAL CATCH ENTITLEMENTAQUACULTUREAQUACULTURE ACTIVITIESAQUACULTURE OPERATIONSAQUATIC ORGANISMSAQUATIC PLANTSAQUATIC SYSTEMSBACK FISHINGBENEFITS TO FISHERSBIOMASSBUYBACK SYSTEMSCAPTURE FISHERIES PRODUCTIONCARPCATCH LIMITSCATCHESCATCHING CAPACITYCATCHING FISHCOASTAL COMMUNITIESCOASTAL FISHINGCOASTAL FISHING COMMUNITIESCOASTAL MANAGEMENTCONSERVATION OF NATURECORALCORAL REEFSCOST OF FISHCULTURED SPECIESDECLINE IN FISHERYDECLINE IN FISHERY RESOURCESDEEPER WATERSDEGRADED AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMSDEMAND FOR FISHERIES PRODUCTSECOLOGICAL CRISISECOLOGICAL DEGRADATIONECOLOGICAL HEALTHECOLOGICAL LOSSECONOMIC HARDSHIPSECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENTEQUITABLE FISHERIESEXCESS FLEET CAPACITYEXISTING WILD POPULATIONSEXPORT VALUEFECAL MATTERFISHFISH AS FEEDFISH AS NUTRITIONFISH CONSUMPTIONFISH FEEDFISH FEEDSFISH OILFISH OILSFISH POPULATIONSFISH PRODUCTIONFISH PRODUCTSFISH PROTEINSFISH RESOURCESFISH SPECIESFISH STOCKSFISHEDFISHERIESFISHERIES CRISISFISHERIES DATAFISHERIES EMPLOYMENTFISHERIES GOVERNANCEFISHERIES ISSUESFISHERIES MANAGEMENTFISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLANSFISHERIES MANAGEMENT TOOLFISHERIES MANAGEMENT TOOLSFISHERIES POLICIESFISHERIES PRODUCTIONFISHERIES PRODUCTSFISHERIES RESOURCESFISHERIES SECTORFISHERIES STRATEGIESFISHERIES TARGETSFISHERIES TECHNOLOGYFISHERSFISHERYFISHERY PRODUCTSFISHERY REGULATIONSFISHERY RESOURCESFISHINGFISHING ACTIVITIESFISHING BOATSFISHING CAPACITYFISHING COMMUNITIESFISHING FLEETFISHING FLEETSFISHING GROUNDSFISHING INDUSTRYFISHING LICENSESFISHING OPERATIONSFISHING POWERFISHING PRESSUREFISHING RIGHTSFISHING VESSELSFISHMEALFLEETSFOOD CHAINFOOD COMMODITYFOOD WEBSFOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGSFOREIGN FLEETSFRESH WATERFRESH WATER CAPTURE FISHERIESGEAR MAKINGGENETIC BIODIVERSITYGLOBAL FISHERIESGLOBAL FISHING FLEETGLOBAL MARINE FISHERIESGROWTH OF AQUACULTUREHABITAT QUALITYHATCHERIESINDUSTRIAL COUNTRIESINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIESINLAND FISHERIESINTERNATIONAL FISHERIESINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRADE IN FISHERIESISLANDLARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMLARGER FISHLOSS IN BIODIVERSITYLOWER CATCHMAIN TARGET SPECIESMARINE CAPTURE FISHERIESMARINE ECOSYSTEMMARINE FISHMARINE FISH SPECIESMARINE FISHERIESMARINE FOOD WEBSMARINE PROTECTED AREAMARINE PROTECTED AREASMARINE RESERVESMARINE STEWARDSHIPNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE BASENATURAL RESOURCE COMMODITYNEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSNUTRIENTNUTRIENT FLOWSOCEAN ENVIRONMENTOCEAN HEALTHOCEANSOLD FEMALE FISH PRODUCEOLD FEMALESOLDER FEMALESOPEN ACCESS TO OCEANSOPEN OCEANOPEN-ACCESS REGIMESOPEN-ACCESS RESOURCEOVERFISHINGOYSTERSPARTNERSHIPPLANKTONPOLLUTIONPREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONSPREYPRICE OF FOOD FISHRED SNAPPERREFUGIA FOR TARGET SPECIESREGIONAL FISHERIESRELEASE OF JUVENILESREMOTE FISHINGREMOVAL OF FISHREMOVING FISHING VESSELSRESPONSIBLE FISHINGRURAL FISHING COMMUNITIESSALMONSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCESEASEASSEAWEEDSHALLOW WATERSSHRIMPSMALL-SCALE FISHERIESSMALLER FISHSMALLHOLDER AQUACULTURE OPERATIONSSPAWNINGSPILLOVERSTOCK CONDITIONSTOCK-ENHANCEMENTSTOCK-ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMSSUPPLY OF FISHSUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURESUSTAINABLE FISHERIESSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE FISHINGSUSTAINABLE FISHING INDUSTRYSUSTAINABLE USETERRITORIAL USE RIGHTSTIDETILAPIATONNES OF FISHTOTAL WORLD FISHERIESTOTAL WORLD TRADE OF FISHVALUABLE FISHWATER COVERWILD CAPTUREWILD CAPTURE FISHERIESWILD JUVENILESWILD POPULATIONSWILD STOCKSWORLD PRODUCTIONYOUNGER FEMALES10.1596/16960