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Status of marine fish stocks

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"The indicator tracks the ratio of the number of over-fished stocks to the total number of commercial stocks per fishing area in European seas."

European Environment Agency, http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/status-of-marine-fish-... [2], retrieved on 03.02.2015

Data host: 

European Environment Agency

Unit of Measurement: 

Percentage (%)

Link to Data: 

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/status-of-marine-fish-stocks/s… [2]

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Intergovernmental Organisation [3]

Geographical Coverage: 

Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom

Geographical Level: 

  • Other multi national aggregates (eg. Asia, Africa) [4]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • EEA's environmental indicators/Environmental Pressure indicators [5]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Complete methodology available [6]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
Intensity of use of fish resources [7]
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits [8]
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Fisheries: European commercial fish stocks [9]
Type of relation: 
Component indicator of the aggregate

Temporal Coverage: 

2005 to 2011

Frequency of Updates: 

  • every 3-5 years [10]

Indicator developer: 

European Environment Agency

Link to Methodology: 

Status of marine fish stocks [11]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Single [12]

Data quality assesment: 

  • No published quality assessment [13]

Publishing delay: 

  • 1-3 years [14]

Contribution to the green economy: 

The lower the ratio of over-fished stocks to total commercial stocks, the better for the green economy. Overfishing creates environmental pressure, which is a threat to environmental sustainability and therefore to the Green Economy.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [15]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Overfishing is not the only environmental problem associated with the consumption of fish; aquaculture also pollutes water and should be monitored.
Related Indicator: 
Aquaculture: effluent water quality from finfish farms [16]
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Source URL: https://measuring-progress.eu/status-marine-fish-stocks

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[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/776
[2] http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/status-of-marine-fish-stocks/status-of-marine-fish-stocks-8
[3] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/52
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/100
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/65
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/34
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/intensity-use-fish-resources
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/proportion-fish-stocks-within-safe-biological-limits
[9] https://measuring-progress.eu/fisheries-european-commercial-fish-stocks
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/20
[11] http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/status-of-marine-fish-stocks/
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/27
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/37
[14] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/25
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/aquaculture-effluent-water-quality-finfish-farms