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Link(2005)
Pelagic longlines are the most widespread fishing gear in the open ocean – baited lines up to 100 km in length that catch a wide range of predators. While they target tuna or billfish, they catch many other species too, including sharks, sea turtles and seabirds. To see whether findings based on the Japanese longline data could be applied to a wide range of species, the authors examined independent scientific observer data collected by U.S. and Australian government agencies between 1990-99, which recorded more than 140 species in these same areas. The results suggest that tuna and billfish are indicators of wider patterns of diversity.
Not the Predator Fish! I won't have anything to skewer my Sawfish kebab with. Interesting also, that even the fish they fish, to feed farmed fish are dying out. Someone needs to let those Continental Drift theorists in on an idea of geologic novelty, like quick. |
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