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‘Canaries’ of the ocean highlight threat to world’s ecosystems
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2016/05/finfish/[font face=Serif][font size=5]‘Canaries’ of the ocean highlight threat to world’s ecosystems[/font]
Published on: 20 May 2016
[font size=4]Fifty-nine finfish species have ‘disappeared’ from fishermen’s catches in the world’s most species rich and vulnerable marine region, new research has shown.[/font]
[font size=3]In the largest study of its kind, experts from Newcastle University, UK, have highlighted the impact that uncontrolled fishing in particular is having on coral reefs.
Drawing on the knowledge of local fishermen in the Philippines, the team were able to build a picture of how finfish populations have declined over the last 65 years.
Recording 59 species that were once common and have now disappeared from catches, the team highlighted five finfish that are now fighting for survival – the green bumphead parrotfish, the humphead wrasse, the African pompano, the giant grouper and the mangrove red snapper.
Publishing their findings this week in the science journal PLOS ONE, the report coincides with Endangered Species Day and highlights the “urgent need for action”.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155752Published on: 20 May 2016
[font size=4]Fifty-nine finfish species have ‘disappeared’ from fishermen’s catches in the world’s most species rich and vulnerable marine region, new research has shown.[/font]
[font size=3]In the largest study of its kind, experts from Newcastle University, UK, have highlighted the impact that uncontrolled fishing in particular is having on coral reefs.
Drawing on the knowledge of local fishermen in the Philippines, the team were able to build a picture of how finfish populations have declined over the last 65 years.
Recording 59 species that were once common and have now disappeared from catches, the team highlighted five finfish that are now fighting for survival – the green bumphead parrotfish, the humphead wrasse, the African pompano, the giant grouper and the mangrove red snapper.
Publishing their findings this week in the science journal PLOS ONE, the report coincides with Endangered Species Day and highlights the “urgent need for action”.
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