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TIL Due to overfishing, less than 10% of the global fisheries catch now comes from the open ocean. An end to high-seas fishing would in effect create a vast marine protected area in nearly 2/3 of the world’s oceans, allowing fish stocks to rebuild. With the ban, fishermen would actually catch more.

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