Major Losses For Caribbean Reef Fish In Last 15 Years

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By combining data from 48 studies of coral reefs from around the Caribbean, researchers have found that fish densities that have been stable for decades have given way to significant declines since 1995.

“We were most surprised to discover that this decrease is evident for both large-bodied species targeted by fisheries as well as small-bodied species that are not fished,” said Michelle Paddack of Simon Fraser University in Canada. “This suggests that overfishing is probably not the only cause.”

[ScienceDaily]