India, Dec. 7 -- Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black seas has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, with several key stocks showing clear signs of recovery, a new report has shown.

A stock generally is considered overfished when it is exploited beyond an explicit limit set to ensure safe reproduction.

The report, State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2025 was released on November 11, 2025, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean.

It assessed 120 stocks from 2013 to 2023 across the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

The analysis, produced with contributions from more than 700 regional experts, demonstrated that strong cooperation and evidence-based management ...