Cod is far and away Iceland’s most valuable fish, but its stocks are falling: the tonnage caught since the 1990s has been about 200,000 a year, compared with about 400,000 in the 1960s.

鳕鱼无疑是冰岛最有价值的鱼类，但其存量正在衰减：从九十年代以来，其捕获的总吨数大约是每年20万吨，相比而言六十年代是大约40万吨。

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The European Commission had called for reducing next year's catch to six thousand tons to improve the chances for the huge and highly valuable fish.

欧盟委员会曾呼吁将明年的捕捞限额降低到6000吨，以提高这种体型巨大、价格高昂的鱼类的生存机会。

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Activists for sharks note that the fish are valuable in the ocean.

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"These are the habitats that provide really valuable places for the fish to get together, to aggregate,to spawn, so they are the bases of the fisheries."

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They have both been criticised for declaring huge catches of the valuable fish, leading to fears for its sustainability.

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They have both been criticised for declaring huge catches of the valuable fish in recent years, leading to fears for its sustainability.

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The island nations have been criticised for declaring huge catches of the valuable fish in recent years, leading to fears for its sustainability.

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