According to a new report, overfishing in 2006 depleted some American fish stocks even further.

MSNBC writes

Species of monkfish, shrimp and sharks were added to a list of fish whose populations have fallen below recommended levels, while types of skate, sole and tuna were among those being caught at rates too high to be sustainable, the “2006 Report of Status of U.S. Fisheries” said.

Forty-seven fish stocks were found to have depleted populations in 2006, compared with 43 the previous year, and 48 were being overfished last year compared with 45 in 2005, said the congressionally mandated report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

These results have lead some conservation groups to call for more action from the government to prevent overfishing from occuring again.

“Congress recently passed a law to end overfishing, but we need strong rules to implement it,” said Matt Rand of the National Environmental Trust conservation group. “The agency needs to set and enforce annual catch limits that must be upheld by the councils. We’re encouraged by the direction that the National Marine Fisheries Service is taking in their development of these rules, but if fishery managers continue to ignore the agency’s rules, we’ll never be able to end overfishing.”

Hopefully this means more aggresive action will be taken soon!

To read more about this development, check out the full article from MSNBC here.