In 2007, independent fisheries scientists assessed thecondition of 33 of Europe’s most important commercial fishstocks, and concluded that 29 (some 88% of them) were overfished.
I 2007 rinne eolaithe ó iascaigh neamhspleácha measúnú ar riocht 33 ceann de stoic éisc tráchtála is tábhachtaí na hEorpa, agus ba í an chonclúid a bhain siad as sin ná go raibh róiascaireacht á déanamh ar 29 acu (sin thart ar 88% díobh).