Degrading coral reefs bad news for commercial fishing
December 22, 2017, University of Queensland
The degradation of coral reefs might have short-term benefits for some fish groups, but would be bad for fisheries long-term, according to a University of Queensland-led study.
The research, which focused on fisheries' productivity under progressive coral reef degradation, also found that the industry may be fairly robust up until the early reef degradation stages.
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