This Fisheries Sector Approach Paper has been written in recognition of the mounting challenges that the World Bank and … many of the world's fisheries are over-fished, catches are declining, and fishers' livelihoods are degrading along with the …

, published in March 2005, identified global fisheries as one of fi ve global systems in critical condition. This paper is one of … 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 …