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U.N. sees empty oceans, water deficits

United Nations (U.N.) environment officials say nations must build "greener economies" or risk emptying oceans of fish and creating water shortages for two-fifths of the planet in coming decades.

A new report previewed by U.N. environment chief Achim Steiner says virtually all commercial fisheries could collapse by 2050 unless the world scales back $27 billion (¥2.5 trillion) a year in fishing subsidies down to $8 billion (¥730 billion) a year.

It says water supplies could be 40 percent less than what are needed by 2030, if no improvements are made in water use, one of 11 areas the U.N. targets for improvement.

Scientists last year revised a 2006 study warning of a collapse in the world's seafood stocks by 2048, saying the news isn't quite as bad as predicted. (AP)

Shukan ST: May 28, 2010

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World News U.N. sees empty oceans, water deficits United Nations (U.N.) environment officials say nations must build "greener economies" or risk emptying oceans of fish and creating water shortages for two-fifths of the planet in coming decades. A new report previewed by U.N. environment chief Achim Steiner says virtually all commercial fisheries could collapse by 2050 unless the world scales back $27 billion (¥2.5 trillion) a year in fishing subsidies down to $8 billion (¥730 billion) a year. It says water supplies could be 40 percent less than what are needed by 2030, if no improvements are made in water use, one of 11 areas the U.N. targets for improvement. Scientists last year revised a 2006 study warning of a collapse in the world's seafood stocks by 2048, saying the news isn't quite as bad as predicted. (AP) Shukan ST: May 28, 2010 (C) All rights reserved