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Scientists examine the seas our ancestors fished to better understand todays changing oceans News release on study of the long-term effects of fishing to provide a framework for repairing coastal marine ecosystems that have been overfished for centuries. (Score: 1.000)

Oculina Bank - geology of a deep-water coral reef habitat off Florida Brief report on sidescan-sonar data, sediment sampling and subersible and video photography studies of destruction of deep-water coral pinnacles where fish spawn off east-central Florida in the Oculina Bank in order to restore and protect the habitat. (Score: 0.379)

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About overfishing:

Definition: Fishing (a body of water) to such a degree as to upset the ecological balance or cause depletion of fish. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.]

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