Research: Fishing interfering with evolution

Scientists say bad fishing practices are interfering with evolution.

Research: Fishing interfering with evolution

Scientists say bad fishing practices are interfering with evolution.

American researchers are predicting the collapse of underwater ecosystems because of the changing genetic make-up of fish.

They've found they're getting smaller because fishermen are catching huge numbers of older fish as they're larger and more highly prized.

Natural selection is driving the underwater creatures to become smaller since these are the ones most likely to escape the nets.

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