Overfishing
New Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, center, speaks between WTO Deputy Directors-General Alan Wolff, left, and Karl Brauner upon her arrival at the WTO headquarters to takes office in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 1, 2021. Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes the reins of the WTO amid hope she will infuse the beleaguered body with fresh momentum to address towering challenges and a pandemic-fuelled global economic crisis. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool/Keystone via AP)
In 1st day on job, new WTO chief pushes for fisheries deal

By Jamey Keaten Mar. 01, 2021 02:56 AM EST

FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo a fishing trawler arrives in Portland, Maine. The amount of commercial fishing taking place worldwide has dipped since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The lack of fishing has also spurred questions about food security, ocean management and global trade around the world. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Worldwide slowdown in fishing unlikely to save rare species

By Patrick Whittle And Christina Larson Jun. 29, 2020 01:12 PM EDT