- Stories by Mort Rosenblum
Jack mackerel, decimated by years of free-for-all overfishing in the southern Pacific, now stands a strong chance of recovery with new legally binding measures to protect it.
Sep 11, 2012
![Jack mackerel stocks have declined from 30 million metric tons to less than 3 million in just two decades](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/630jackmack_0-1.jpg)
Chilean legislators clear the way for legally binding international measures to protect threatened fish across the southern Pacific, after an ICIJ investigation.
Jun 19, 2012
![The Willem van der Zwan is one of 25 EU-flagged vessels represented by the Dutch-based Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/630nets_0.jpg)
Looting the Seas III project manager Mort Rosenblum talks about his experience reporting the story for ICIJ and BBC World News with a multi-country team.
Apr 22, 2012
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Fishing states meeting in Santiago, Chile, left the way open for fleets to catch jack mackerel far beyond the 390,000-metric ton limit that scientists say is vital to protect the already decimated species.
Feb 08, 2012
![Jack mackerel, fresh off the boat, is prepared for markets in Peru](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/img_4147_cc.jpg)
Jack mackerel down 90 percent in 20 years in once-rich seas; world’s largest trawlers compete for what's left.
Jan 25, 2012
![After years of intensive fishing, jack mackerel stocks in the southern Pacific have declined dramatically](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/jackmackerelelciudadano_0_0.jpg)
El stock de jurel ha disminuido un 90% en sólo 20 años en unas aguas meridionales donde antes abundaba el pescado
Jan 25, 2012
![After years of intensive fishing, jack mackerel stocks in the southern Pacific have declined dramatically](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/jackmackerelelciudadano_0.jpg)