What is a bigger effect on fish in the Gulf of Mexico...The Gulf oil spill?
The Gulf oil no-fishing zone?
Some scientists are finding increases in fish and shrimp, and they think an end to fishing may help more than the oil hurt.
This is the proverbial silver lining in a black cloud. Similar ghoulish benefits have been seen when fishing was closed for some very bad reasons, like fish getting bigger during World War 2 in areas where fear of submarines caused fishermen to stop fishing, creating a so-called war dividend.
Don't get me wrong, the oil spill is bad-bad-bad. But it's amazing to see what happens when we stop fishing for a while. I'd like to see the no-fishing experiment done without an oil spill. Tweet
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