Missing Fish

Tuesday, May 27, 2003

For weekend fishermen, there are many tall tales about “the big one that got away.” The results of a new study indicate that big fish are indeed hard to catch. But disturbingly, the results suggest that’s because the world’s large fish–tuna, marlin, swordfish, sharks, cod and halibut among them–have been so exploited by industrial fisheries that 90 percent of them have disappeared from the sea.

See also: Cod

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