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One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction

Groupers, a family of fishes often found in coral reefs and prized for their quality of flesh, are facing critical threats to their survival. As part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Historical photographs expose decline in Florida's reef fish, study finds

A unique study by a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has provided fresh evidence of fishing's impact on marine ecosystems. Scripps Oceanography graduate student researcher Loren ...

Biology /

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 5

New study reveals red grouper to be 'Frank Lloyd Wrights of the sea'

To the casual observer in the Gulf of Mexico, the seemingly sluggish red grouper is more of a couch potato than a busy beaver. But a new study led by researchers at The Florida State University reveals the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1