Historical Photographs Expose Decline in Florida's Reef Fish, New Scripps Study Finds

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Snapshots trace shrinking 'trophy fish' over a generation of sport fishing

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 McClenachan accessed archival photographs spanning more than five decades to analyze and calculate a drastic decline of so-called "trophy fish" caught around coral reefs surrounding Key West, Florida.

Read the rest of the article and see photos at: http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=959