
Fishing 'destabilises Black Sea'
June 6, 2007 @ 08:04 AM (EST)
Source: Bbc.co.uk
Excessive fishing in the Black Sea has triggered major changes in the marine ecosystem, scientists suggest.
The collapse of fish stocks altered the sea's food chain, triggering a "regime shift" that allowed a species of invasive jellyfish to bloom, they said.
But curbing fishing will not be enough to return the habitat to a stable state unless pollution and biodiversity controls are also adopted, they warn...
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