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• Why whales don't threaten fish stocks in the South Pacific fact sheet (PDF - 50 KB)

About the fact sheet

Fisheries are important to many South Pacific economies, which rely on abundant supplies of fish. But it is over-fishing, not whales, which is the major threat to fish stocks. Around the world, continued over-fishing does not allow stocks to replenish naturally.