Industry Fishing for Profits, Not Predators

Friday, June 25, 2010 - 08:36 in Earth & Climate

People who fish for a living pursue top profits, not necessarily top predators, according to the first-ever analysis of worldwide catch and economic data for the past 55 years. This differs from the observation raised 10 years ago that humans were "fishing down" the food web.

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