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Cascading ecological effects of eliminating fishery discards

Discarding by fisheries is perceived as contrary to responsible harvesting. Legislation seeking to end the practice is being introduced in many jurisdictions. However, discarded fish are food for a range of scavenging species; so, ending discarding may have ecological consequences. Here we investiga...

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Main Authors: Heath, Michael R., Cook, Robin M., Cameron, Angus I., Morris, David J., Speirs, Douglas C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024762/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24820200
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4893
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