boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoFish are shrinking around the world. The average body weight of nearly three-quarters of marine fish populations sampled dropped between 1960 and 2020, a recent study suggests.www.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up14
arrow-up14external-linkFish are shrinking around the world. The average body weight of nearly three-quarters of marine fish populations sampled dropped between 1960 and 2020, a recent study suggests.www.washingtonpost.comboem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoCrazy idea, but what about fishing-driven evolutionary pressure. If all the biggest fish are getting caught and killed, won’t that give smaller fish an evolutionary advantage?
Crazy idea, but what about fishing-driven evolutionary pressure. If all the biggest fish are getting caught and killed, won’t that give smaller fish an evolutionary advantage?