It's Time to Stop Funding Overfishing -- As governments look to spark a green recovery, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, they should take care to not do more damage than good. Rather than subsidizing fishing activities that hurt the ocean, communities, and the economy, governments have an opportunity to reroute funding toward efforts that bring benefits to marine health and human well-being... The Economist estimates upwards of $4 billion in subsidies each year may support illegal fishing activity... Meanwhile, the World Bank estimates that effective management of global marine fisheries and the recovery of fish stocks would yield increased revenues of $83 billion a year.