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Why Restaurant Demand For Smaller Fish Fillets Is Bad News For Oceans

A man throws a snapper onto a pile in a fish market in East Java, Indonesia. For certain snappers, a market preference for plate-size whole fillets is driving fishermen to target smaller fish. For some wild fish populations, this is a recipe for collapse. (Ed Wray)
A man throws a snapper onto a pile in a fish market in East Java, Indonesia. For certain snappers, a market preference for plate-size whole fillets is driving fishermen to target smaller fish. For some wild fish populations, this is a recipe for collapse. (Ed Wray)

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