Ocean Fisheries Have Been a Major Source of Human Food

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Essay

Ocean fisheries have been a major source of human food for centuries.But with the rapid rise of human populations and the development of high-tech fishing gear, extreme overharvesting of many species has occurred in the last century.This harvesting for food contrasts with harvesting by people who obtain and sell aquarium fish from coral reefs.Compare and contrast these two types of overharvesting.How does overharvesting affect the ecosystem in each case?

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