This phenomenon means as fisheries deplete large apex predatory species, mid-sized predatory species increase in abundance and assume the role as top predators on the food web. This impacts the food web in marine environments and disrupts the balance of the ecosystem and is likely to cause trophic cascades.

Species affected by overfishing

Profitable fish stocks like the bluefin tuna are decreasing in numbers because of high demand. According to the

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