A follow on to his book Fishing - the end of the line. Lots of examples of efforts to STOP FISHING in some patches of sea. There is lots of background information about the depletion of ALL fish stocks at the hands of industrial fishing. Rewilding, that is letting nature restore the oceans he feels is the only way forward and we need 30% of the oceans set aside for this, currently about 4%. Distant islands, like St Helena, Ascention and Da Cuna have gone for this, but the advanced countries take a lot of persuading. It seems that measures to conserve specific species or to permit catches up to feasible levels just do not work. Its a jungle out there on the high seas, every man for himself and they are all out there to make money. If they see a hole in the regulations they fish into it!
There is interesting stuff about some specific species and nations. The Chinese are really bad boys, closely followed by the EC, and then the trawlermen who seem to destroy wherever they go. Local fishermen, using rod and pole or small nets are often impoverished by the industrialists clearing out the ocean.
He starts off with the heartening news of the blue-fin tuna, but that is the last of the clearly good news. There are long descriptions of negotiations to set up the no-fishing agreements, and its obviously really hard work but after describing their setting up there is sometimes little discussion of the results. Perhaps its just too soon to say, ( )