News Headline
Reef Market Economy: Energetics key to keeping fish in the sea and the store
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2017-06-01
Coral reefs may be underwater, but they are also under fire: overfishing is dramatically altering these underwater treasures. While most people never get to see these ecosystems up close, they benefit from their health. Coral reefs house a high diversity and abundance of fish that support local markets around the world. But overfishing is causing coral reefs to lose important species in fish communities, especially big predators that breed slowly.