date:May 17, 2012
k health increased slightly over 2010:
86 per cent of the populations examined for fishing activity (222 of 258) were not subject to overfishing, or not fished at too high a level, compared to 84 per cent in 2010
79 per cent of assessed populations (174 of 219) are not overfished, or were above levels that require a rebuilding plan, compared to 77 per cent in 2010.
These data continue a long-term trend in rebuilding US fisheries to sustainable and more productive levels that NOAA began tracking