'Sobering' Decline Of Caribbean's Big Fish, Fisheries: Overfishing Deemed Most Likely Cause

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505200711.htm

Sharks, barracuda and other large predatory fishes disappear on Caribbean coral reefs as human populations rise, endangering the region's marine food web and ultimately its reefs and fisheries, according to a sweeping study by researcher Chris Stallings of The Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory...

Sharks and other large predatory fish become rare on Caribbean reefs near large human populations. (Credit: Dean Grubbs)