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Resilience of reefs to overfishing

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Many coral reefs suffer from the effects of overfishing, which threatens biodiversity and erodes human livelihoods. A study now reveals where fished reefs boost their total productivity, providing a means of resilience.

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Fig. 1: Quantifying changes in reef fish biomass and productivity.

P. Smallhorn-West (panel a), L. Schiller (panel b)

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  1. Biology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Boris Worm

  2. School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Laurenne Schiller

  3. Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Worm, B., Schiller, L. Resilience of reefs to overfishing. Nat Sustain 6, 1149–1150 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01144-2

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