Proafile v5.0 | Updated: Jul 28, 2010

Large Fish ‘May Follow Dinosaurs’

Posted by on 05/27 at 01:35 AM
The destruction wrought on the world's oceans by industrial fishing is made clear in a shocking new report. The analysis, published in the scientific journal Nature, suggests 90% of large predator fish have been cleared from the seas in the past 50 years or so. The authors say the era of "heroic" fish - the truly huge swordfish, marlin and sharks that inspired legends and novels - is now well and truly over. BBC News

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