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Overfishing of Just One Fish Species Can Profoundly Alter an Entire Marine Ecosystem

This study demonstrates that overfishing one species of fish, such as sardines, can profoundly alter an entire marine ecosystem in ways that may be difficult or impossible to reverse, says Ellen Pikitch, executive director of the Pew Institute for Ocean Sciences and an expert on fishery science and management. - excerpt from the web page at http://www.enn.com/aff.html?id=158

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