Leaving more big fish in the sea reduces CO2 emissions (IMAGE)

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

Leaving more big fish in the sea reduces CO2 emissions

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Leaving more big fish in the sea--especially where fishing is not economically profitable in the Central Pacific, South Atlantic, and North Indian Oceans --reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the Earth's atmosphere.

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Enric Sala.

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