Sentence examples for pressure on fish from inspiring English sources

Finally, selective fishing exerts extremely strong selective pressure on fish populations in one study, natural selection only overcame fisheries selection when fishing declined, and the two forces rarely acted in concert (Edeline et al. 2007).

Fish feeds rely heavily on wild caught fish meal and oils, which puts further pressure on fish stocks and are a source of eutrophying pollutants [ 19- 21].

In a working paper in 2008, the commission noted that subsidies to European fleets contributed to pressure on fish stocks that in some cases "is two to three times the sustainable level".

Long Island fishermen fear that a clampdown there will push more boats southward to the waters off New York and New Jersey, putting pressure on fish stocks and competing with a local industry still recovering from years of low catches and lost jobs.

Costs go up for fishermen, but pressure on fish stocks is not relieved.

Results revealed a clear impact of environmental pressure on fish health and particularly on immunological status.

While several authors have developed species-specific eco-genetic models to evaluate selective pressures on fish populations (e.g., Dunlop et al. 2007; Okamoto et al. 2009), our model is not species specific.

While the use of aquaculture holds great promise for decreasing fishing pressure on wild fish stocks, studies of this nature are necessary to understand the potential impacts of invasive tilapia on native fish.

Management actions to increase coral reef resilience include reducing fishing pressure on herbivorous fish, protecting top predators, managing runoff quality, and minimizing other human disturbances, especially through marine protected areas.

Although there is no fishing pressure on small fish, juvenile and adult growth are likely to be genetically correlated (Lande and Arnold 1983; Walsh et al. 2006).

There is increasing pressure on many fish stocks from over fishing and environmental changes.