Overfishing shows need to ratify ocean treaty

Huge problem: Fishermen carry tuna in Cape Verde off the west coast of Africa. Fishing pressure around the world is absolutely unsustainable and pushing the oceans to the brink. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: Overfishing in international waters has surged in the past five years and demonstrates the need to ratify a recent global treaty to protect the high seas, a Greenpeace report says.

The non-governmental network is calling on as many countries as possible to sign the treaty next week at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.