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March 11, 2004
Researchers say Virgin Islands' fish population is dangerously low
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
By Mat Probasco, Associated Press
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — Fish populations in the underwater national monument around St. John and elsewhere in the U.S. Virgin Islands are so sparse that they may not be sustainable, marine biologists said.
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers concluded two weeks of study last weekend at the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument in St. John and the Buck Island Reef National Monument off St. Croix.
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Posted by afinta at March 11, 2004 04:00 PM
Comments
There are some interesting comments in this article but it is way too brief and lacking in detail for me. I wish there was more. I have seen 3 Nassau Groupers in 3 years of snorkeling around here - one good sized one (about 18" maybe) right at the rocky point between Francis and Maho beaches, and two juveniles recently (I don't know if that is the correct term but they were only several inches long) - one off the beach in front of the Elysian on St. Thomas, and the other one off Honeymoon beach on Water island. I have seen thousands of decent sized fish though - to hear this report there are not many fish bigger than a clip board sounds misleading - is that refering to one species?
Posted by: Anthony at March 11, 2004 04:10 PM
