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Published online 18 October 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061016-8
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Save the big fish
Targeting of larger fish makes populations prone to collapse.
Fishing makes fish populations more variable from year to year, and so more vulnerable to complete collapse, says a study in Nature this week.
These 'boom and bust' cycles are probably amplified by fishermen targeting the stronger, bigger, older fish, the international research team says.
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