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almost two173。thirds of fish populations studied worldwide still need rebuilding. Only two areas did not have an overfishing problem in either the new study or the earlier are New Zealand and the American state of Alaska. The new study found that overfishing has been reduced in Canada’s Newfoundland173。Labrador area and in Iceland and southern also found improvements in the north173。eastern United States and the California Current that flows south along the West Coast. The study found that better controls are still needed in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain. The findings from two years of research appear in the journal Science. Using s that let smaller fish escape and agreeing not to fish in certain areas can help reduce study showed that these measures helped fish populations grow in Kenya. But one of the authors of the study, Tim McClanahan from the Wildlife Conservation Society, says fisheries in Africa face another countries in Africa,he says, are selling fishing rights to industrialized nations which catch large amounts of seafood. The study shows what happened when industrialized nations increased restrictions on fishing in their own panies moved their boats to developing countries with fewer restrictions. 1. According to the passage, which measure is useless in reducing overfishing? A. Using s that let smaller fish escape. B. Industrialized countries turn to fishing in developing countries. C. Not to fish in certain areas. D. More restrictions are introduced in the developing countries. 2. Of the following areas, further measures should still be taken in ________. A. Iceland B. southern Australia C. the North Sea D. Alaska 3. Professor Worm and Hilborn worked together on the new study because ________. A. they were good friends B. they wanted to draw the attention of the public C. they had different opinions and wanted to find the truth D. Tim McClanahan invited them