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Fragile ecosystems need good stewardship
Our opinion: healthy oceans will produce sustanable fisheries
October 19, 2005 - Miami Herald
Many saltwater fisheries are in bad shape today, but while commercial and recreational overfishing share much of the blame, other factors have contributed to the oceans' decline. Land-side pollution in waterways that flow into the sea, coastal development that destroys fish hatcheries, warming oceans -- even hurricanes -- all take their toll.
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