Increased demand for red snapper resulted in increased catches into the 1970s. Catches have since declined, as have fishery-independent estimates of abundance for most reef fishes. Image courtesy of Islands in the Sea 2002, NOAA/OER.
Increased demand for red snapper resulted in increased catches into the 1970s. Catches have since declined, as have fishery-independent estimates of abundance for most reef fishes. Image courtesy of Islands in the Sea 2002, NOAA/OER.