... to harpooning off Martha's Vineyard, "Top captains used to catch between thirty and forty swordfish a day. By 1985, the last year my friends boat fished using a harpoon, the crew caught only three swordfish the whole season!" Safina reveals an utterly chilling fact as he concludes, "As far as I know nobody has ever ... growing; therefore, spawning is crucial due to few numbers of mature fish. Tony J. Pitcher agrees, "The fundamental component of successful fisheries management in the future will be to have very large marine protected areas open to fishing as exceptional places" (280). Pi...

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