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Nature 433, 457 (3 February 2005) | doi:10.1038/433457a; Published online 2 February 2005

Rebuilding fisheries will add to Asia's problems

Daniel Pauly1

  1. Fisheries Centre, 2259 Lower Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada

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Overfishing has already caused depletion and conflict. Instead, train people for new jobs.

The tsunami that hit south and southeast Asia, taking a horrific toll in human lives, also affected several coastal industries, including tourism, agriculture and shrimp farming, though to what extent is unclear. As noted in your News story "Scientists seek action to fix Asia's ravaged ecosystems" (Nature 433, 94; 200510.1038/433094b

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