Showing posts with label impact on fish populations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label impact on fish populations. Show all posts

Thursday, 23 April 2015

Fishing impacts on the Great Barrier Reef

Date:
April 21, 2015

Source:
ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies

Summary:
Fishing is having a significant impact on the make-up of fish populations of the Great Barrier Reef, new research shows. Removing predatory fish such as coral trout and snapper, through fishing, causes significant changes to the make-up of the reef's fish populations, they say.


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