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September 26, 2019

Watch: Why fish are getting smaller

BY: Oceana

Key West fishermen in 1957
Florida Keys Public Library

 

Your grandfather’s story about the 5-foot fish he caught in his youth might not have been such a tall tale after all. Fish really were bigger – and more plentiful – in the past. So why have fish been shrinking from one generation to the next? The above video from Oceana explains how human activities, including fishing and climate change, have contributed to the problem.