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Rising wealth of Asians straining world fish stock

Rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world”s fish resources, while fish habitat is being destroyed by pollution and climate change, U.N. marine experts said Tuesday.

Up to 32 percent of the world”s fish stocks are overexploited, depleted or recovering, they warned. Up to half of the world”s mangrove forests and a fifth of coral reefs that are fish spawning grounds have been destroyed…

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