"reduction in fish stocks"

#12622945

7 August 2025

A young fisherman works on his fishing boat in the Port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the quantities necessary to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions which, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#12622946

7 August 2025

A young fisherman works on his fishing boat in the Port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the quantities necessary to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions which, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#12622947

7 August 2025

Fishermen remove a damaged net from a fishing boat in the port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the necessary quantities to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions that, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#12622948

7 August 2025

Fishermen remove a damaged net from a fishing boat in the port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the necessary quantities to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions that, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#12622949

7 August 2025

Fishermen remove a damaged net from a fishing boat in the port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the necessary quantities to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions that, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#12622950

7 August 2025

Fishermen remove a damaged net from a fishing boat in the port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the necessary quantities to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions that, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#12622951

7 August 2025

Fishermen remove a damaged net from a fishing boat in the port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the necessary quantities to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions that, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#12622952

7 August 2025

A young fisherman works on his fishing boat in the Port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the quantities necessary to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions which, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#12622953

7 August 2025

A young fisherman works on his fishing boat in the Port of Molfetta, Italy, on August 6, 2025. The main cause of the decline in fishing in Molfetta is a combination of economic and environmental factors. Rising fuel costs significantly impact the profitability of boats, which face increasingly high expenses to remain operational. Additionally, the reduction in fish stocks available in the sea makes it more difficult for fishermen to obtain the quantities necessary to sustain their activities. Furthermore, increasingly stringent regulations on the environment and sustainable fishing impose restrictions which, although necessary for the protection of the marine ecosystem, further complicate the management of the sector.

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#10822990

1 December 2023

Fishermen on small boats are cleaning their nets after trawling in the Port of Molfetta, on December 1, 2023. Nearly 500 fishing vessels are being sunk by new European regulations that call for the elimination of bottom trawling, the most productive sector of the fishing industry, with a devastating impact on the economy, employment, and consumption.

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#10822991

1 December 2023

Fishermen on small boats are cleaning their nets after trawling in the Port of Molfetta, on December 1, 2023. Nearly 500 fishing vessels are being sunk by new European regulations that call for the elimination of bottom trawling, the most productive sector of the fishing industry, with a devastating impact on the economy, employment, and consumption.

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