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| | 96 Pew Oceans Commission List Impacts of Ocean Fishing, Mike O'Bryant, Columbia Basin Bulletin |
 | | The unintended consequences of ocean fishing along United States shores is depleting fish populations, removing predators, endangering other marine animals and altering the productivity and resilience of marine habitats, according to a new report by the Pew Oceans Commission. |
 | | The report, titled "Ecological effects of fishing in marine ecosystems in the United States," said that the long-term health of ocean ecosystems is threatened by overfishing, the bycatch or incidental catching of species not targeted by fishermen, and by habitat damage. |
 | | In addition, rocks, ledges, seagrass beds, sponge gardens, and shellfish beds in the ocean all contribute to juvenile fish survival, but fishing is having both temporary and long-term effects on this habitat. |
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