Overfishing 101: Dissecting Sectors
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Posted 12.16.2011
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Fishermen no longer throw thousands of pounds of fish overboard because of daily trip limits. And bycatch (the capture of non-target ocean wildlife, which has long been a serious problem in New England) is also on the decline.