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US scientists study whether off-limits zones can help revive fish populations
From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20080626
Author:BRIAN SKOLOFF
Reeling in a 45-pound (20-kilo) grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys.
The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey, who pulled in monsters from the clear, warm depths off Key West.
But as Florida's population boomed, the attraction that drew them began to vanish. Anglers were snapping up the larger fish by the thousands. An average grouper caught in the Keys now is about 8 pounds (3.6 kilos).
"We were starting to look like a ...
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