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Chapter 55, Problem 15TYK
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The regulations the government is bringing about related to fishing in order to reverse the current trend toward smaller adult size of fish. Explain what selection pressures fishing places on the targeted species.
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The excessive harvesting of marine species is known as overexploitation. Improvement in technology led to an increase in the harvesting of fish species. The harvesting of larger and older individuals has caused the maturation of these fishes 3 years earlier and reduced their size.
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